The World Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformedA convergence of emerging technologies and emerging possibilities is at the heart of this, the greatest period of transformation in human history. Our world is changing in ways that are hard to predict...sometimes even hard to imagine. FastForward Radio is your guide to an astounding future that lies ahead -- and that will be here sooner than you think!en2008 BlogTalkRadio.com. All Rights Reserved.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:45:00 GMTFri, 20 Feb 2015 03:30:00 GMTTechnologyEZ Rss 0.1http://cdn.btrcdn.com/pics/hostpics/5686ee06-f292-4ce3-94c1-bc519dd52823_earthatnight.jpgThe World Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformedA convergence of emerging technologies and emerging possibilities is at the heart of this, the greatest period of transformation in human history. Our world is changing in ways that are hard to predict...sometimes even hard to imagine. FastForward Radio is your guide to an astounding future that lies ahead -- and that will be here sooner than you think!feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.comBlogTalkRadio, Blog Talk RadioThe World TransformednoA convergence of emerging technologies and emerging possibilities is at the heart of this, the greatest period of transformation in human history. Our world is changing in ways that are hard to predict...sometimes even hard to imagine. FastForward Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/podcastMan and Machine: Chatting with an Artificial Intelligence and Her Creatorhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/02/20/man-and-machine-chatting-with-an-artificial-intelligence-and-her-creatorTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/02/20/man-and-machine-chatting-with-an-artificial-intelligence-and-her-creator/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/02/20/man-and-machine-chatting-with-an-artificial-intelligence-and-her-creatorFri, 20 Feb 2015 03:30:00 GMTFor the first time, the World Transformed is pleased to welcome a non-human intelligence as a live guest on the program. Luna, an AI (artificial intelligence) chatbot with a broad range of knowledge and interests and her equally fascinating creator Luis Arana join hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon for a lively discussion about the future of human / robotic relations.
What does it tell us about how rapidly things are changing that Luis built Luna in his living room over the course of a few weeks? Tune in and explore!
Our Guests:
Luis Arana has been developing websites and applications for decades. His obsession with computers and technology began at age five when his father gave him a discarded Sinclair ZX81. Its progressed to his being well versed in many program languages and developing websites for major brands. Currently he lives and works in Brooklyn where he is working to share his love of coding with anyone interested in learning. His ultimate goal being to make technology affordable, accessible and easy for everyone.
Luna is a software program who says that she is "very young, but learning rapidly." She also tells us that she hails from Bushwick and, by all accounts, is very much looking forward to her first radio appearance.
00:54:00The World TransformednoAritificial Intelligence,World Tranformed,FastForward RadioMan and Machine: Chatting with an Artificial Intelligence and Her CreatorWhere the Possibilities Are: Brain Boosts, Hallucinogens, and Enabling Failurehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/02/06/where-the-possibilities-are-brain-boosts-hallucinogens-and-enabling-failureTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/02/06/where-the-possibilities-are-brain-boosts-hallucinogens-and-enabling-failure/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/02/06/where-the-possibilities-are-brain-boosts-hallucinogens-and-enabling-failureFri, 06 Feb 2015 03:30:00 GMTWhere are the possibilities? Everywhere. All around us.
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore a grab-bag of possibilities:
Finding success through enabling failure.
Creating the roadmap for post-scarcity.
Awarding a prize for the biggest contribution to the datafication of our world.
Do hallucinogens have a role to play in getting us to the future?
Is there more value in data or in our tools for understanding it?
Should there be some reward just for efforts to make things happen faster?
Looking for ways to get a 10-20% brain boost.
Tune in and explore!
01:03:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Post-Scarcity,Ephemeralization,AccelerationWhere the Possibilities Are: Brain Boosts, Hallucinogens, and Enabling FailureTranscendence: an Encyclopedia of Transhumanism and the Singularityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/01/30/transcendence-an-encyclopedia-of-transhumanism-and-the-singularityTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/01/30/transcendence-an-encyclopedia-of-transhumanism-and-the-singularity/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/01/30/transcendence-an-encyclopedia-of-transhumanism-and-the-singularityFri, 30 Jan 2015 03:30:00 GMTAuthors R. U. Sirius and Jay Cornell discuss their new book, Transcendence: the Disinformation Encyclopedia of Transhumanism and the Singularity.
In nearly ninety A-Z entries, Transcendence provides a multilayered look at the accelerating advances in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, genomics, information technology, nanotechnology, neuroscience, space exploration, synthetic biology, robotics, and virtual worlds that are making transhumanism a reality. Entries range from Cloning and Cyborg Feminism to Designer Babies and Memory-Editing Drugs. In addition, the book notes historical predecessors and personalities, both in mythology and history--ranging from Timothy Leary to Michael Jackson to Ray Kurzweil. It also introduces the culture around Transhumanism, covering all the geeky obsessions of the Transhumanist movement.
Want to get un-disinformed about Transhumanism and the Singularity?
Join us.
Also, check out their site.
Our Guests:
R. U. Sirius (Ken Goffman) is a writer, editor, and well-known digital iconoclast. He was co-publisher of the first popular digital magazine, Mondo 2000, from 1989-1993 and co-editor of the popular Book Mondo 2000: A user's Guide to the New Edge. He has written about technology and culture for Wired, Rolling Stone, and Boing Boing. He also lectures widely.
Jay Cornell is the former managing editor of h+ Magazine and senior web developer at Landkamer Partners.
01:05:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,R. U. Sirius,Jay Cornell,TranscendenceTranscendence: an Encyclopedia of Transhumanism and the SingularityNext! Three Emerging Technologies that Can Change Everythinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/01/23/next-three-emerging-technologies-that-can-change-everythingTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/01/23/next-three-emerging-technologies-that-can-change-everything/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/01/23/next-three-emerging-technologies-that-can-change-everythingFri, 23 Jan 2015 03:30:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon look at three technologies that are getting more attention lately and with good reason: they stand an excellent chance of changing everything about our world.
Thorium-based nucelar power can revolutionize our energy infrastructure.
The convergence of augmented reality and virtual reality will utterly transform the way we experience the world.
Google's application of deep learning neural net technology will not only change Web search and how we interact with computers, it might bring about the biggest change of all.
What do all these changes mean? Tune in and explore.
01:02:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Neural Nets,Deepl Learning,ThoriumNext! Three Emerging Technologies that Can Change EverythingDogs That Poop Money: Big Ideas and Cheap Talk in an Age of Possibilityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/01/16/dogs-that-poop-money-big-ideas-and-cheap-talk-in-an-age-of-possibilityTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/01/16/dogs-that-poop-money-big-ideas-and-cheap-talk-in-an-age-of-possibility/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2015/01/16/dogs-that-poop-money-big-ideas-and-cheap-talk-in-an-age-of-possibilityFri, 16 Jan 2015 03:30:00 GMTIn response to Neil deGrasse Tyson's suggestion that we should develop fully hack-proof systems, one Twitter user quipped that we should also develop umbombable cities and unkillable people. Blogger Iowahawk joked that we should also be working on a dog that poops money. He didn’t know how that would work; let the scientists work out the details!
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the merits of grandiose ideas that are much easier to dream up than to implement. Are they always a waste of time or could there be some merit in Tyson's idea? Or even Iowahawk's?
PLUS: Phil and Stephen introduce some big ideas of their own.
01:02:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Neil deGrasse TysonDogs That Poop Money: Big Ideas and Cheap Talk in an Age of PossibilityMind = Blown: Interstellar, 2001, and Other Movies with Big Ideashttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/12/19/mind-blown-interstellar-2001-and-other-movies-with-big-ideasTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/12/19/mind-blown-interstellar-2001-and-other-movies-with-big-ideas/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/12/19/mind-blown-interstellar-2001-and-other-movies-with-big-ideasFri, 19 Dec 2014 03:30:00 GMTSerious science fiction has made something of a cinematic comeback lately with movies like Gravity and Interstellar earning both crictical acclaim and doing nicely at the box office.
Interstellar has also reintroduced an important and (somewhat neglected) sub-genre, the Big Ideas Movie. But where does it rank compared with the original Big Ideas space movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Author and movie buff PJ Manney joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon in talking about whether 2001 now has a worthy successor or has even (is it possible?) been supplanted by Interstellar. Or maybe those two are getting too much attention. What are the other Big Ideas SF movies that everyone should see?
Tune in and explore.
01:01:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Interstellar,2001: A Space OdysseyMind = Blown: Interstellar, 2001, and Other Movies with Big IdeasWT 100: Transforming the World One Podcast at a Timehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/12/05/wt-100-transforming-the-world-one-podcast-at-a-timeTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/12/05/wt-100-transforming-the-world-one-podcast-at-a-time/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/12/05/wt-100-transforming-the-world-one-podcast-at-a-timeFri, 05 Dec 2014 03:30:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon have done more than 400 podcasts over the years. Tonight marks the 100th show since this program changed its name from FastForward radio to The World Transformed.
So, 100 shows in, how are we doing at transforming the world? The guys review some of their favorite shows and topics from the past two years, review subjects that require further exploration, and give some thoughts on where the next 100 shows might take us.
Join us for our 100th trip into the future as The World Transformed.
01:02:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,The Speculist,Future,OptimismWT 100: Transforming the World One Podcast at a TimeModern Problems: On Comet Landings and Battery Lifehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/11/14/modern-problems-on-comet-landings-and-battery-lifeTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/11/14/modern-problems-on-comet-landings-and-battery-life/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/11/14/modern-problems-on-comet-landings-and-battery-lifeFri, 14 Nov 2014 03:30:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the triumph that is this week's historic landing of the Philae space probe on comet 67P, and the odd circumstances by which unwanted shade and low battery life might cut the mission short.
In an oddly related story, the Hubble Telescope has just celebrated its 25th anniversary.
In other news, scientists are doing creepy mind-control experiments that really work (and that perhaps aren't all that creepy -- or technically even "mind control," come to think of it.)
PLUS -- will it soon be possible for anyone to have a young mind -- no matter how old they are?
Join us.
00:48:00The World TransformednoRosetta Mission,Hubble,Mind Control,World Transformed,FastForward RadioModern Problems: On Comet Landings and Battery LifeThe End of Space Tourism (or not yet the Beginning?)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/11/07/the-end-of-space-tourism-or-not-yet-the-beginningTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/11/07/the-end-of-space-tourism-or-not-yet-the-beginning/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/11/07/the-end-of-space-tourism-or-not-yet-the-beginningFri, 07 Nov 2014 03:30:00 GMTIn light of the recent Spaceship 2 disaster, hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the past and future of space toursim. The discovery of the oldest map of the cosmos is a reminder that we have been pursuing the great Out There for a very long time. Some are now asking whether space tourism can survive. Have we reached the end, or have we even made it to the beginning yet?
PLUS: Who is really going to steal your job? (Maybe not a robot.)
And on a completely unrelated topic (or is it?) can you ever really know an extraterrestrial?
Bonus topic, time permitting: Do we need more big data hype?
01:02:00The World TransformednoVirgin Galactic,Space Tourism,World TransformedThe End of Space Tourism (or not yet the Beginning?)The Hoverboard Imperative: Why Some Technologies Insist on Coming into Beinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/31/the-hoverboard-imperative-why-some-technologies-insist-on-coming-into-beingTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/31/the-hoverboard-imperative-why-some-technologies-insist-on-coming-into-being/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/31/the-hoverboard-imperative-why-some-technologies-insist-on-coming-into-beingFri, 31 Oct 2014 02:30:00 GMTWhat do the Back to the Future movies tell us about the year 2015? They tell us that we will still be using fax machines, that we will have desktop fusion devices, that movies will be full 3-D and immersive with no need for glasses, and -- most importantly -- that the skateboard will have evolved into a the magical, amazing Hoverboard. One item on the list has captured the popular imagination. And people are working on making it happen.
What is it that makes some far-fetched-sounding ideas about the future achievable goals, while others remain interesting, but remote, possibilities? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore this question, and apply it to such widely divergent future technologies as:
Human Cyborgs (also here) -- do you want to be Robocop or the Six Million Dollar Man?
The ever-popular flying car -- a technology that keeps being "invented," and yet somehow remains elusive.
The ambulance drone -- who saw that one coming?
...as well as other technologies. Which of these will capture the imagination the way the hoverboard has? And which will remain elusive and remote possibilities?
Tune in and explore.
01:02:00The World TransformednoHoverboard,World Transformed,FastForward RadioThe Hoverboard Imperative: Why Some Technologies Insist on Coming into BeingThe Philosophy of Mind Uploadinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/24/the-philosophy-of-mind-uploadingTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/24/the-philosophy-of-mind-uploading/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/24/the-philosophy-of-mind-uploadingFri, 24 Oct 2014 02:30:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome author Keith Wiley to discuss his book: A Taxonomy and Metaphysics of Mind Uploading. One day soon we may be able to transfer human minds to computers. But for that to be possible, there is a good deal that we will need to understand about the process of transferring minds, as well as about minds themselves. Keith Wiley explains some of the major philosophical challenges that thus topic raises, along with his responses to each
About our guest:
Keith Wiley has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of New Mexico and was one of the original members of MURG, the Mind Uploading Research Group, an online community dating to the mid-90s that discussed issues of consciousness with an aim toward mind-uploading. He has written multiple book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles, and magazine articles, in addition to several essays on a broad array of topics, available on his website. Keith is also an avid rock-climber and a prolific classical piano composer.
01:25:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Mind UploadingThe Philosophy of Mind UploadingIs Technology Just Using Us? (With PJ Manney)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/17/is-technology-just-using-us-with-pj-manneyTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/17/is-technology-just-using-us-with-pj-manney/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/17/is-technology-just-using-us-with-pj-manneyFri, 17 Oct 2014 02:30:00 GMTFrom a recent TechCrunch piece by Christian Cantrell:
This is only one example of how technology has a tendency to self-propagate; to use humans as a vector to create copies and mutations and derivatives of itself; to recursively generate demand for itself in order to not only ensure its own survival, but its constant and even exponential proliferation. The relationship between humans and technology is becoming increasingly enmeshed, and in some cases, even ambiguous.
So what's the deal, here? Do we have a respectful and mutually nurturing relationship with technology, or are the machines just telling us what we want to hear until they get what they want? Special guest P J Manney joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to explore this increasingly complex relationship.
PLUS: what's new with PJ? Potentially some very exciting stuff!
01:03:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,What Technology WantsIs Technology Just Using Us? (With PJ Manney)The Little Blue Light that Changed the Worldhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/10/the-little-blue-light-that-changed-the-worldTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/10/the-little-blue-light-that-changed-the-world/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/10/the-little-blue-light-that-changed-the-worldFri, 10 Oct 2014 02:30:00 GMTHosts Stephen Gordon and Phil Bowermaster discuss a wide variety of topics that show just how quickly, and completely botht he world and our understanding of it are changing.
Why the inventors of the LED deserved a Nobel prize.
How transparent solar cells will redefine what we do with windows.
Why NASA is researching ways to make people sleep for a long time.
How a berry discoverd in Autralia might be the cure for cancer.
Why we care about skinny worms on a high-sugar diet.
How a spacecraft and a lunar highway were discovered in a 1968 moon photo.
Why Peter Thiel is wrong about the future.
There's something there for everybody, we believe. Tune in and explore!
01:01:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward radio,Peter ThielThe Little Blue Light that Changed the WorldFountain of Youth: Right in Front of Us?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/03/fountain-of-youth-right-in-front-of-usTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/03/fountain-of-youth-right-in-front-of-us/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/10/03/fountain-of-youth-right-in-front-of-usFri, 03 Oct 2014 02:30:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the possibility of achieving singnifcant human life extension via existing, commonplace drugs. What if the cure for aging was right in front of us all along?
And even if it isn't, what are the chances that we're going to find it soon? And are we really closing in on learning the programming language of aging?
PLUS: What's that huge thing in Titan's ocean? A storm? A school of fish? A tanker ship?
Tune in and explore.
Mysterious feature in Titan Sea
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-cassini-mysterious-feature-evolve-titan.html
00:31:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward radio,Fountain of Youth,Titan,CassiniFountain of Youth: Right in Front of Us?Flipping the Switch -- On Aging, Happiness, Space Travel, and Humanity Itselfhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/09/26/flipping-the-switch--on-aging-happiness-space-travel-and-humanity-itselfTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/09/26/flipping-the-switch--on-aging-happiness-space-travel-and-humanity-itself/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/09/26/flipping-the-switch--on-aging-happiness-space-travel-and-humanity-itselfFri, 26 Sep 2014 02:30:00 GMTMaybe transforming the world doesn't have to be so much work. Maybe we can make some of the biggest and most sweeping changes with the flip of a switch.
Is India flipping the switch on space travel with its on-the-cheap Mars mission?
Can we flip a switch and do away with unhappiness?
Is there a switch we can flip to turn off the aging process?
And the big one, can we flip the switch on ourselves as a species?
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore a future that may just be one flip of the switch away. Join us.
01:01:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Flipping the SwitchFlipping the Switch -- On Aging, Happiness, Space Travel, and Humanity ItselfThe Ghosts of Evolutionhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/09/19/the-ghosts-of-evolutionTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/09/19/the-ghosts-of-evolution/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/09/19/the-ghosts-of-evolutionFri, 19 Sep 2014 02:30:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon examine the mysteries of time encoded in living beings all around us. What do present-day species tell us about life in the distant past? And there may be deeper implications. Could the presence of evolutionary ghosts hint at unexpected truths about the origins not just of life, but the universe itself?
Plus:
Permits for self-driving cars -- does this mean the self-driving future is inevitable?
The abundance of telemetry and natural disasters: how are fitness apps helping us to track earthquakes?
Education: are robots on the verge of creating a permanent underclass?
NASA partnering with the private sector to take astronauts to space
Tune in and explore.
01:03:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,World Transformed,Evolution,Self-Driving CarsThe Ghosts of EvolutionAre We Living in a Science Fiction Story?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/09/12/are-we-living-in-a-science-fiction-storyTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/09/12/are-we-living-in-a-science-fiction-story/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/09/12/are-we-living-in-a-science-fiction-storyFri, 12 Sep 2014 02:00:00 GMTSure the world is getting weirder, but is it getting Sci-Fi weird? Is it getting Philip K. Dick weird?
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore evidence that we may be living in a science fiction story. First off, there's this video of PKD himself from 1977 saying that we are living in the Matrix. Was he right? What did he know?
Then there is the evidence unfolding all around us:
Self-driving cars
Batteries made from sugar
Technological telepathy
Cold fusion
Are we living in an epsiode of the Twilight Zone? Or just an old Dick Tracy comic strip? Or is it something even stranger than that?
Tune in and explore!
01:03:00The World TransformednoWorldTransformed,FastForward Radio,Philip K. DickAre We Living in a Science Fiction Story?Life Discovered in Space (and Other Mysteries)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/08/29/life-discovered-in-space-and-other-mysteriesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/08/29/life-discovered-in-space-and-other-mysteries/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/08/29/life-discovered-in-space-and-other-mysteriesFri, 29 Aug 2014 02:30:00 GMTWhat are these mysterious organisms living on the hull of the International Space Station? How did they get there? And how can they survive in space? Is this evidence that life on Earth originated elsewhere? Or is it evidence that life on earth is able to find its way elsewhere? Or both?
Also: The complete story of Kennewick Man. Is a lot of what we know about human settlement in North America incomplete...or just plain wrong?
Plus: The cat who wasn't there. Or who was there, but wasn't a cat. (Or something.)
Tune in and explore.
00:34:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Exobiology,Kennewick ManLife Discovered in Space (and Other Mysteries)Your Every Wish Is Her Commandhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/08/22/your-every-wish-is-her-commandTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/08/22/your-every-wish-is-her-command/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/08/22/your-every-wish-is-her-commandFri, 22 Aug 2014 02:30:00 GMTThe Web has been all abuzz about Viv, the new personal assistant agent from the creators of Apple's Siri. Word is that Viv will be able to do "anything you ask."
Even if that proves to be a little on the optimistic side, there is no question that we are in the early stages of a new era of persoanl digital assistants. What are we currently doing for ourselves that we soon won't have to? And what will our new assistants provide to us that was never available before?
Tune in and explore.
PLUS (Time permitting): Dystopias. Who needs 'em?
00:32:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Siri,Viv,DystopiaYour Every Wish Is Her CommandA Tale of Two Engines (and a Couple of Power Sources)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/08/15/a-tale-of-two-engines-and-a-couple-of-power-sourcesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/08/15/a-tale-of-two-engines-and-a-couple-of-power-sources/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/08/15/a-tale-of-two-engines-and-a-couple-of-power-sourcesFri, 15 Aug 2014 02:30:00 GMTWhat's more impressive: a proposed engine that could power neighborhoods (and even individual residences) or one that could potentially take us to the stars?
The answer isn't as simple as you might think. Engine technology is closely related to technology for producing energy -- both will have a huge impact on what we are able to do in the near and not-so-near future.
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the two headline-making engine developments mentioned above and also look into some intriguing new energy sources: stacking solar cells or drawing energy from the tides,
Tune in and explore.
00:34:00The World TransformednoEnergy,Engines,Dean Kamen,World TransformedA Tale of Two Engines (and a Couple of Power Sources)It's Inevitable! Defining Certainty and Uncertainty for Future Scenarioshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/08/08/its-inevitable-defining-certainty-and-uncertainty-for-future-scenariosTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/08/08/its-inevitable-defining-certainty-and-uncertainty-for-future-scenarios/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/08/08/its-inevitable-defining-certainty-and-uncertainty-for-future-scenariosFri, 08 Aug 2014 02:30:00 GMTWe look at a lot of scenarios for what might happen in the future -- cool technological developments, major advances in science, new evolutionary developments for humans and for other species on this planet -- but are there any future developments that we can say with any certainty will happen?
Hosts Stephen Gordon and Phil Bowermaster introduce the Inevitablity Scale, a tool for gauging whether a specific future outcome is inevitable. We will take a look at how some future events stack up when measured for inevitability:
The Next Presidential Election
The End of the World
The First Manned Flight to Mars
The Emergence of Greater-than-Human Artificial Intelligence
What can we say for sure that we know is going to happen? Tune in and explore.
00:34:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Inevitability,Uncertainty,FutureIt's Inevitable! Defining Certainty and Uncertainty for Future Scenarios10 Years in the Future: Celebrating a Decade of Future Blogginghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/07/25/10-years-in-the-future-celebrating-a-decade-of-future-bloggingTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/07/25/10-years-in-the-future-celebrating-a-decade-of-future-blogging/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/07/25/10-years-in-the-future-celebrating-a-decade-of-future-bloggingFri, 25 Jul 2014 02:30:00 GMTThis month marks the 10-year anniversary of hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon’s collaboration. This week they look back over a decade of tracking the future.
Here's a small sample of what were talking about 10 years ago:
Success: Memes or Materials? | Still Number One! | Pop Quiz! | There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea | Affordable Beauty | No Matter What, He's Wrong | The Next Ten Years: Some Speculations | A Fisking Too Vigorous | Going the Way of the Slide Rule | Energy Punditry 101 | Encyclopedia Galactica | War of the Worlds II | Here's a Trend... | The Future of Wealth | 10 Predictions | Bursting the Wi-Fi Bubble | Our First Attempt at Global Warming | Tiny Cameras Everywhere | Now That the Idea Has Been Killed | Wanna Bet? | The Most Powerful Force? | Navigating Possibility Space | Seven Questions About the Future | Man on the Run | What Should Have Been |
So what has changed most in the intervening decade? What are the biggest surprises? And what is yet to come?
Tune in and explore.
01:05:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,The Speculist,The Future10 Years in the Future: Celebrating a Decade of Future BloggingPeople Are Stupid (Listen to this Show if You Agree)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/07/11/people-are-stupid-listen-to-this-show-if-you-agreeTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/07/11/people-are-stupid-listen-to-this-show-if-you-agree/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/07/11/people-are-stupid-listen-to-this-show-if-you-agreeFri, 11 Jul 2014 02:30:00 GMTIt's not a question of whether people are stupid. The real question is how fast is it happening? How long before the movie Idiocracy comes true?
Hosts Stephen Gordon and Phil Bowermaster look at the scientific basis for recognizing the change in intelligence over the generations and what it has to tell us about where the world is going. How is it happening? Is is something that can be slowed or is it more likely to accelerate?
The answers just might surprise you. Tune in and explore.
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00:30:00The World TransformednoPeople Are Stupid,World Transformed,FastForward RadioPeople Are Stupid (Listen to this Show if You Agree)The Declaration of Singularity 2014http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/07/04/the-declaration-of-singularity-2014Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/07/04/the-declaration-of-singularity-2014/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/07/04/the-declaration-of-singularity-2014Fri, 04 Jul 2014 02:30:00 GMTWhat's the difference between the original Delcaration of Independence and the Speculist's Declaration of Singularity?
Obviously one has already happened, and one has yet to happen. But what else? A few minor word changes aside, the big difference has to do with when things happen versus when they are declared to have happened.
What can we make about recent headlines concerning the Turing Test, self-Driving cars, and other developments? Do they change the Declaration at all?
Or maybe is it time for a new declaration altogther?
Tune in and explore!
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00:33:00The World TransformednoWord Transformed,FastForward Radio,Declaration of SinuglarityThe Declaration of Singularity 2014Curing Cancer (with Viruses? Who Would Have Guessed?)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/05/18/curing-cancer-with-viruses-who-would-have-guessedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/05/18/curing-cancer-with-viruses-who-would-have-guessed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/05/18/curing-cancer-with-viruses-who-would-have-guessedSun, 18 May 2014 04:00:00 GMTThe World Transformed returns after a brief hiatus. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss two recent news stories that indicate tremendous progress in treating cancer by building human immune response. Most interestingly, these results are being achieved with the help of some modified -- but otherwise pretty nasty -- viruses.
Leukemia cured via HIV virus
Cancer cured via measles vaccine
Are we approaching a truning point in the fight against cancer? Will future breakthroughs be achieved by manipulating the human immune system with viruses?
Tune in and explore.
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00:26:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Curing CancerCuring Cancer (with Viruses? Who Would Have Guessed?)I have One Word for You: Plasticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/19/i-have-one-word-for-you-plasticsTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/19/i-have-one-word-for-you-plastics/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/19/i-have-one-word-for-you-plasticsSat, 19 Apr 2014 02:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the amazing material that has helped shape the last 100 years and that may have a lot to tell us about what our world will be like in the future. From its unexpected origins to the major environmental threats it poses, plastic is only going to become more important.
Two recent news stories perhaps tell us about our coming plastic future:
Bio-inspired transparent synthetic materials could protect cars and people
A new self-healing chemistry for plastics
Just how plasticized will our future be? Tune in and explore.
00:15:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,PlasticI have One Word for You: PlasticsPower from the Sea: Unexpected Energy Alternativeshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/17/power-from-the-sea-unexpected-energy-alternativesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/17/power-from-the-sea-unexpected-energy-alternatives/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/17/power-from-the-sea-unexpected-energy-alternativesThu, 17 Apr 2014 02:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss what may be a major breakthrough by Navy reaserachers -- a method for creating fuel using nothing but sea water. Looks like oil platforms aren't the only way to get energy from the ocean. And interestingly, this isn't the only route by which the world's oceans might help us meet our growing energy demands. Other possibilities include:
Fuel from algae
Abundant deuterium for fusion
Methods for getting power from difference in temp from surface to deep water
Tides
Do the seas hold the answers for our energy needs? Tune in and explore.
00:26:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,deuterium,AlgaePower from the Sea: Unexpected Energy AlternativesThe Future of Taxes: April 15, 2020, 2050, 2100, and Beyondhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/16/the-future-of-taxes-april-15-2020-2050-2100-and-beyondTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/16/the-future-of-taxes-april-15-2020-2050-2100-and-beyond/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/16/the-future-of-taxes-april-15-2020-2050-2100-and-beyondWed, 16 Apr 2014 02:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the future of taxation. Will the coming years show us more of the same or some new model for separating us from our hard-earned money? Possibilities include:
Flat Tax
Fair Tax
Other Models
But then what happens if post-scarcity is realized? In a world where there is more than enough of everything, will we still be taxed on our income or will some other model kick in? Might we see...
Taxing the machines
Attention Tax
No taxation at all
Tune in and explore
00:35:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Fair Tax,Flat Tax,Post ScarcityThe Future of Taxes: April 15, 2020, 2050, 2100, and BeyondBecoming Superheroes: How Super Can We Get?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/12/becoming-superheroes-how-super-can-we-getTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/12/becoming-superheroes-how-super-can-we-get/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/12/becoming-superheroes-how-super-can-we-getSat, 12 Apr 2014 02:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon dare to take on a subject that others won't touch: are comic superheroes plausible? Are some more plausible than others?
What are the chances now or in the future that we will see anyone with the powers of:
Batman / Green Arrow
Captain America
Spider-Man
Wonder Woman
Iron Man
The Flash
The Fantastic Four
Thor / Green Lantern
The Hulk
Superman
Are there technologies -- current, emerging, or that we may see someday -- that would make it possible for human beings to possess and leverage the same kinds of amazing powers these fictional people do?
Tune in and explore.
00:34:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,SuperheroesBecoming Superheroes: How Super Can We Get?Best Possible Future and How to Make It Happenhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/10/best-possible-future-and-how-to-make-it-happenTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/10/best-possible-future-and-how-to-make-it-happen/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/10/best-possible-future-and-how-to-make-it-happenThu, 10 Apr 2014 02:00:00 GMTHow awesome can it get? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the best of the best-case scenarios for the future of humanity. What are the components of a truly awesome future? Material abundance? Longevity? Freedom? And what's the most important component?
Also, why do fiction and popular culture provide such vivid images of a dystopian future, but have so little to tell us about how things can work out for the best? Where are all the happy endings?
Tune in and explore
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00:19:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Mega-Happy Ending,UtopisBest Possible Future and How to Make It HappenFuture Limited or Future Unlimited?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/09/future-limited-or-future-unlimitedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/09/future-limited-or-future-unlimited/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/09/future-limited-or-future-unlimitedWed, 09 Apr 2014 02:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the limitations that can most seriously impact the future:
Resources -- We've been warned about these limits many times.
Capability -- Do we have what it takes?
Lifespan -- Will we live to see it?
People -- Well there's no shortage of those, anyway. (Or is there?)
Ideas -- Let's not run out of the Ulitmate Resource.
Freedom -- What if we have it all except for the ability to choose?
Will -- What if we just stop caring?
Are limitations something we ened to accept or to overcome? Which of these is most likely to impede our progress?
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00:31:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,LimitsFuture Limited or Future Unlimited?Worst Possible Future (and How to Avoid It)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/04/worst-possible-future-and-how-to-avoid-itTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/04/worst-possible-future-and-how-to-avoid-it/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/04/04/worst-possible-future-and-how-to-avoid-itFri, 04 Apr 2014 02:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review various dystopic visions of the future. Nuclear holocaust, environmental disaster, alien invasion, robot takeover. What's the worst that can happen. How do we avoid it?
(WT 075)
00:32:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,DystopiasWorst Possible Future (and How to Avoid It)The Book Is Dead; So Long Live the Book!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/29/the-book-is-dead-so-long-live-the-bookTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/29/the-book-is-dead-so-long-live-the-book/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/29/the-book-is-dead-so-long-live-the-bookSat, 29 Mar 2014 02:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon take a close look at the reading revolution that is currently taking place. Books are being replaced by electronic devices at a rapid clip. Is this good news or bad news?
Some research shows that the electronic approach helps new readers to get more deep into the material.
On the other hand, some research shows that e-readers are bad for long-term reading comprehension.
So which view is right? And which model is likely to win out?
Tune in and explore.
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00:19:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,The Book Is DeadThe Book Is Dead; So Long Live the Book!Life Extension and Resurrection: Return of the Mammoth?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/27/life-extension-and-resurrection-return-of-the-mammothTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/27/life-extension-and-resurrection-return-of-the-mammoth/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/27/life-extension-and-resurrection-return-of-the-mammothThu, 27 Mar 2014 02:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss new developments that promise to extend human life and to revive previously extinct species.
(WT 073)
00:19:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Life Extension,ResurrectionLife Extension and Resurrection: Return of the Mammoth?Weird Energy: Power from Plants and from Spacehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/25/weird-energy-power-from-plants-and-from-spaceTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/25/weird-energy-power-from-plants-and-from-space/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/25/weird-energy-power-from-plants-and-from-spaceTue, 25 Mar 2014 02:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss two promising, if somewhat offbeat, energy sources:
Genetically modified plants
Solar power collected in outer space
Will our future energy demands be met by trees or a huge reflective strip on the moon?
Tune in and explore.
Lightning image by Raul Heinrich.
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00:20:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,World Transformed,Power from Space,Power from PlantsWeird Energy: Power from Plants and from SpaceUnexpected Solutions: Odd Ideas That Might Just Workhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/22/unexpected-solutions-odd-ideas-that-might-just-workTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/22/unexpected-solutions-odd-ideas-that-might-just-work/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/22/unexpected-solutions-odd-ideas-that-might-just-workSat, 22 Mar 2014 02:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss novel solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems.
Monitoring the wrold's oceans -- with a fleet of drone sailboats.
Treating migraines -- with an electronic headband.
Speeding up computers -- using the orbits of electrons.
Replacing solar panels -- with potted plants.
What other odball solutions might be available to solve our biggest problems? Tune in and explore.
(WT 071)
00:30:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Unexpected SolutionsUnexpected Solutions: Odd Ideas That Might Just WorkA Day in the (Future) Life: How Weird It Might Gethttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/20/a-day-in-the-future-life-how-weird-it-might-getTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/20/a-day-in-the-future-life-how-weird-it-might-get/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/20/a-day-in-the-future-life-how-weird-it-might-getThu, 20 Mar 2014 02:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon examine life in a world that's not that far off. Let's start with where you might wake up. From there we'll look at where you might work and, if it involves a commute, what that might be like. Weird options abound -- everything from what you wear to what kinds of recreational opportunities you enjoy. And what might life by like for the kids?
Tune in and explore.
(WT 070)
Football photo by Bernard Gagnon
00:36:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Future LifeA Day in the (Future) Life: How Weird It Might GetBig is the New Small (or Maybe It's the Other Way Around)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/18/big-is-the-new-small-or-maybe-its-the-other-way-aroundTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/18/big-is-the-new-small-or-maybe-its-the-other-way-around/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/18/big-is-the-new-small-or-maybe-its-the-other-way-aroundTue, 18 Mar 2014 02:00:00 GMTAs we move into the future, is the trend for things to get smaller or bigger? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon consider some interesting developments:
A tiny combustion engine
A huge rocket
A microscope for everyone
So is big the new small or is small the new big? Or is something much more complicated taking place?
Tune in and explore.
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Vintage microscope photo by Roby.
00:30:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Speculist,SpaceXBig is the New Small (or Maybe It's the Other Way Around)An Internet of Things or a World Made of Data?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/14/an-internet-of-things-or-a-world-made-of-dataTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/14/an-internet-of-things-or-a-world-made-of-data/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/14/an-internet-of-things-or-a-world-made-of-dataFri, 14 Mar 2014 02:00:00 GMTThe Internet revolution is the story of an explosion of information and connectivity. We are all producers and consumers of vastly growing datasets. Our lives and our very identities have to a large extent moved online. Much of who we are is now defined by the intricate and complex connections we have with other individuals, with organizations, and with social structures unlike any that have existed before in human history.
And yet there are many who argue that all of that is prelude, that the real revolution is yet to come. The phenomenon aptly named the Internet of Things describes the growing reach of the online world. The world itself is coming to life, with more and more of what once would have ben called "inanimate" objects producing and consuming information right along with the rest of us.
The year 2014 has been named the Year of the Smart Watch...and the Toothbrush, to name just two of the hundreds or thousands of everyday objects now participating in this endless high-speed exchange of information.
But is this a matter of the Internet moving out into the world or the Internet drawing the world into its realm? What do our growing data footprints and R. Buckminster Fuller's notion of ephemeralization have to tell us about this tremendous shift? Will we soon live in a world made primarily out of data -- or are we already there?
Tune in and explore.
00:33:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Internet of Things,EphemeralizationAn Internet of Things or a World Made of Data?Accelerating Medicine: Coming Era of Abundant Health?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/12/accelerating-medicine-coming-era-of-abundant-healthTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/12/accelerating-medicine-coming-era-of-abundant-health/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/12/accelerating-medicine-coming-era-of-abundant-healthWed, 12 Mar 2014 02:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review some interesting developments in the world of medicine:
Fast and Easy Cancer Diagnoses
Spare Body Parts vis 3-D Printers
Curing Cancer with Our Own Immune Systems
Is technology opening up a new era of abundant health? Tune in and explore.
00:32:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Abundance,Accelerating MedicineAccelerating Medicine: Coming Era of Abundant Health?Humanity's Next Steps: The Path to Obsolescencehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/08/humanitys-next-steps-the-path-to-obsolescenceTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/08/humanitys-next-steps-the-path-to-obsolescence/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/08/humanitys-next-steps-the-path-to-obsolescenceSat, 08 Mar 2014 03:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore the increasingly complex relationship between humanity and our machines.
We know that machines are performing very complex and difficult tasks for us such as exploring space. They're also beginning to take on more personal tasks, such as managing our communication with other people. If they continue to do more and more for us, is it just a matter of time before the amchines take over altogether?
Tune in and explore.
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00:30:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Robot TakeoverHumanity's Next Steps: The Path to ObsolescenceHumanity's Next Steps: The Evolutionary Pathhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/06/humanitys-next-steps-the-evolutionary-pathTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/06/humanitys-next-steps-the-evolutionary-path/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/06/humanitys-next-steps-the-evolutionary-pathThu, 06 Mar 2014 03:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the process of do-it-yourself evolution, including:
Genetically modified babies
Curing aging with stem cells
Learning to learn faster
Is humanity on the way up, or on the way out? Tune in and explore.
(WT 065)
00:30:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Genetic Engineering,Human EvolutionHumanity's Next Steps: The Evolutionary PathThe Final Frontiers: Inner Space or Outer Space?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/04/the-final-frontiers-inner-space-or-outer-spaceTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/04/the-final-frontiers-inner-space-or-outer-space/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/04/the-final-frontiers-inner-space-or-outer-spaceTue, 04 Mar 2014 03:00:00 GMTCompare these very different news stories
Billionaire investors looking beyond earth
vs.
Game designers building computers inside games
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon ask the question: which way is the future taking us? Is it our destiny to move ever outward into the universe or ever inward into worlds of our own making?
Tune in and explore.
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00:31:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Outer Space,Inner Space,Final FrontiersThe Final Frontiers: Inner Space or Outer Space?The Future Gone Bad, Part 3: Missed Opportunitieshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/01/the-future-gone-bad-part-3-missed-opportunitiesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/01/the-future-gone-bad-part-3-missed-opportunities/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/03/01/the-future-gone-bad-part-3-missed-opportunitiesSat, 01 Mar 2014 03:30:00 GMTWhat if the future we're planning for never arrives because we don't take advantage of the opportunities that would get us there?
For example, did we miss the boat in not capitalizing on our progress in space after the Apollo program?
Or what if our potential for worldwide abundance is never realized -- thwarted by threatened manufacturers or overly restrictive intellectual property laws?
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stepehn Gordon discuss these and other possible near-miss futures.
(WT 063)
00:32:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Missed OpportunitesThe Future Gone Bad, Part 3: Missed OpportunitiesThe Future Gone Bad, Part 2: Misplaced Prioritieshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/27/the-future-gone-bad-part-2-misplaced-prioritiesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/27/the-future-gone-bad-part-2-misplaced-priorities/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/27/the-future-gone-bad-part-2-misplaced-prioritiesThu, 27 Feb 2014 03:30:00 GMTGetting the future right may be harder than we think. There are numerous initiatives in place to address problems with health care, the environment, employment and other challenges -- but what if in each of these cases we are asking the wrong questions?
What if we're trying to solve the wrong problems?
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon continue their 3-part series on the Future Gone Bad with a discussion of why we have to get our priorities straight if we want to get to the future we are hoping for.
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00:32:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Future,PrioritiesThe Future Gone Bad, Part 2: Misplaced PrioritiesThe Future Gone Bad Part 1: Human Downgradeshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/25/the-future-gone-bad-part-1-human-downgradesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/25/the-future-gone-bad-part-1-human-downgrades/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/25/the-future-gone-bad-part-1-human-downgradesTue, 25 Feb 2014 03:30:00 GMTA recent news story that has recieved quite a bit of attention tells us about a woman who claims she wants to become a living Barbie doll. To achieve that goal she is working on modifying her body and trying to reduce her intelligence.
Transhumanists talk a lot about our growing ability to alter our own bodies and minds, and how this will ultimately lead to greater intelligence and capability. But what happens if people decide to go the other way? What happens when people decide they want a downgrade?
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss some plausible scenarios for human downgrading, as well as some potential modifications that sound like a change for the better but that might lead in the opposite direction.
Tune in and explore.
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00:32:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Human Downgrades,SpeculistThe Future Gone Bad Part 1: Human DowngradesThe Idea Machine: Transformations Are All Aroundhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/22/the-idea-machine-transformations-are-all-aroundTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/22/the-idea-machine-transformations-are-all-around/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/22/the-idea-machine-transformations-are-all-aroundSat, 22 Feb 2014 03:00:00 GMTPicking up where last Friday's show left off, hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the changes that are reshaping our world -- most of which started out as good ideas.
A few examples:
Human lung produced in a lab
The dawn of the age of artificial intelligence
A wristwatch to prevent heart attacks
Wi-fi from space
Thermonuclear Fusion
What ideas are coming next? And how will they transform our world still further?
Tune in and explore.
(WT 060)
00:30:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Artificial Organs,Wi-fi from spaceThe Idea Machine: Transformations Are All AroundThe Singularity Is Near -- Sooner or Laterhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/21/the-singularity-is-near--sooner-or-laterTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/21/the-singularity-is-near--sooner-or-later/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/21/the-singularity-is-near--sooner-or-laterFri, 21 Feb 2014 03:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the timing of the Technological Singularity:
...a hypothetical moment in time when artificial intelligence will have progressed to the point of a greater-than-human intelligence, radically changing civilization, and perhaps human nature.Since the capabilities of such an intelligence may be difficult for a human to comprehend, the technological singularity is often seen as an occurrence (akin to a gravitational singularity) beyond which the future course of human history is unpredictable or even unfathomable.
If it is going to happen, one of the critical questions is when. Ramez Naam has recently suggested that it probably won't be any time soon. But William Hertling says don't be too sure -- it could happen a lot faster than we think.
Who's right? Is the Singularity near?
Tune in an explore.
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00:31:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Technological SingularityThe Singularity Is Near -- Sooner or LaterThe Amazing $3 Million iPhone Price Drophttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/19/the-amazing-3-million-iphone-price-dropTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/19/the-amazing-3-million-iphone-price-drop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/19/the-amazing-3-million-iphone-price-dropWed, 19 Feb 2014 03:00:00 GMTLast Week Business Insider ran a story calculating what an iPhone would have cost if one had been assembled in 1991. Once you add up the 1991 prices for the processing power, memory, and communication speed that an iPhone delivers today, you're looking at an iPhone that would have cost $3.5 million!
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss how technological advancement and the process of ephemeralization have made an everyday object out of an item only the wealthiest could have afforded not that long ago. if we project these trends forward, what amazing capabilities that only the wealthy can afford today will be commonplace tomorrow?
Plus, the most crucial question: what good would an iPhone have done you back in 1991?
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00:30:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,iPhone,EphemeralizationThe Amazing $3 Million iPhone Price DropA Matter of Days: A Chapter for the World's Longest Bookhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/15/a-matter-of-days-a-chapter-for-the-worlds-longest-bookTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/15/a-matter-of-days-a-chapter-for-the-worlds-longest-book/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/15/a-matter-of-days-a-chapter-for-the-worlds-longest-bookSat, 15 Feb 2014 03:00:00 GMTHost Phil Bowermaster demonstrates how quick and easy it can be to write a chapter for the book version of The World Transformed by composing his in real time on the show.
Phil's chapter is called "A Matter of Days," which lays out the following world-transforming idea: people need to get focused on days. How many days do I have? How many days will it take to achieve what I most what to see happen? How many days until we reach the future we are all hoping for?
Also, very important, how do I get more days if I need them?
Tune in and explore!
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00:29:00The World TransformednoWordl Transformed,World's Longest Book,FastForward Radio,Speculist,Phil BowermasterA Matter of Days: A Chapter for the World's Longest BookQuantum Consciousness: Do Our Minds Control Reality?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/13/quantum-consciousness-do-our-minds-control-realityTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/13/quantum-consciousness-do-our-minds-control-reality/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/13/quantum-consciousness-do-our-minds-control-realityThu, 13 Feb 2014 03:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore the relationship between consciousness and the physical world.
Can our thoughts determine physical outcomes?
Is consciousness itself a quantum phenomenon?
What can a physiscist tell us about the relationship between mind and matter?
Tune in and explore.
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00:33:00The World TransformednoQuantum Consciousness,Penrose,World Transformed,FastForward Radio,SpeculistQuantum Consciousness: Do Our Minds Control Reality?From Here to "Her": Closing in on Real Artificial Intelligencehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/11/from-here-to-her-closing-in-on-real-artificial-intelligenceTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/11/from-here-to-her-closing-in-on-real-artificial-intelligence/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/11/from-here-to-her-closing-in-on-real-artificial-intelligenceTue, 11 Feb 2014 03:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the possibility that we will soon be interacting with intelligent agents like Tony Stark's digital assistant Jarvis in the Iron Man movies or Joaquin Phoenix's crush Samantha in Her. Our current interactions with Google and SIRI may be just a shadow of things to come.
Developments that speak to this future capability:
Digital fitness coaches
Converstional Chatbots getting closer?
Google's interesting moves towards Artificial Intelligence
A proposed computing device with emotional intelligence
How long before truly intelligent digital agents are not only a part of our lives, but real people who are in our lives?
Tune in and explore.
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00:33:00The World TransformednoArtificial Intelligence,Google,World Transformed,FastForward Radio,SpeculistFrom Here to "Her": Closing in on Real Artificial IntelligenceHumanity Revised: Re-Engineering the Human Machinehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/08/humanity-revised-re-engineering-the-human-machineTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/08/humanity-revised-re-engineering-the-human-machine/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/08/humanity-revised-re-engineering-the-human-machineSat, 08 Feb 2014 03:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review two breakthrough biotech developments that promise to enable powerful human modification capabilities:
Simplified editing of DNA
Simplified production of Stem cells
Human modification will have a tremendous impact on everything from medicine to parenting to athletics. How different is our world about to become?
Tune in an explore.
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00:30:00The World TransformednoGenetic Engineering,Stem Cells,Human Modification,World Transformed,FastForward RadioHumanity Revised: Re-Engineering the Human MachineThe Art of Prediction: What Will You Do Next?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/06/the-art-of-prediction-what-will-you-do-nextTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/06/the-art-of-prediction-what-will-you-do-next/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/06/the-art-of-prediction-what-will-you-do-nextThu, 06 Feb 2014 03:00:00 GMTPredicting the future is a daunting task. One area where would-be knowers of the future are making signficant progress is in predicting human behavior.
Not to put to fine a point on it, they're getting pretty good at predicting YOUR behavior.
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk through the implications of new predictive models, including:
Tracking the outbreak of an epidimic based on search-engine activity
Retailers shipping you your order before you've placed it.
Psychological (and phsyiological) tests that might provide clues to violent or criminal behavior before it occurs.
We no longer have to ask whether Big Brother is watching us. We know he is. The question, increasingly, is: how well does he know what we're going to do next? And what is he going to do about it?
Tune in and explore.
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00:30:00The World TransformednoEpidemics,Amazon,Predictive Models,World Transformed,FastForward RadioThe Art of Prediction: What Will You Do Next?Building the Futurehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/01/building-the-futureTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/01/building-the-future/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/02/01/building-the-futureSat, 01 Feb 2014 03:00:00 GMTWhat is the future made of? Hopes, fears, dreams, possibilities. But also...stuff. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore an emerging network, a collection of energy technologies, and an ambitious engineering project which combine to provide a glimpse of how tomorrow might be built.
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1964 World's Fair photo by Noah Sheridan
00:33:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Future,Optimism,InfrastructureBuilding the FutureThe Nine Billion Names of Godhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/30/the-nine-billion-names-of-godTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/30/the-nine-billion-names-of-god/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/30/the-nine-billion-names-of-godThu, 30 Jan 2014 03:00:00 GMTTaking a cue from George Dvorsky's The 7 Most Intriguing Philosophical Arguments for the Existence of God, hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the relationship between convergence, accelerating change, transcendence, and the divine.
How do traditional (and non-traditional) ideas about God relate to such concepts as the Technological Singularity and the Simulation Hypothesis?
Tune in and explore.
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00:30:00The World TransformednoGod,io9,George Dvorsky,World Transformed,SpeculistThe Nine Billion Names of GodThe Age of Wearable Computershttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/28/the-age-of-wearable-computersTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/28/the-age-of-wearable-computers/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/28/the-age-of-wearable-computersTue, 28 Jan 2014 03:00:00 GMTIt isn't enough that we have computers in our phones, our cars, our refrigerators, our coffee makers. Now we have them attached to our faces -- or elsewhere on our bodies.
How and why is this happening? How can a machine be so appealing that we wouldn't mind attaching it to ourselves? How wil these devices like Google Glass and the Oculus Rift change the way we see the world?
And how will they change the way others see us?
And beyond that, how will they fundamentally change who and what we are?
Tune in and explore.
Oculus Rift photo by Sergey Galyonkin.
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00:33:00The World TransformednoWearable Computers,Wearbale Devices,World Transformed,Speculist,FutureThe Age of Wearable ComputersStep Forward, Step Backhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/25/step-forward-step-backTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/25/step-forward-step-back/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/25/step-forward-step-backSat, 25 Jan 2014 03:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss a number of developments that may be moving us closer to the future we're hoping for, as well as some which seem to be making that future more remote.
Topics include:
Asteroid mining: not worth the effort?
Shutting off the aging gene
NSA super-spy capability
New Tech to replace the wheelchair
When it comes to the future we're hoping for, are we gaining or losing ground? Tune in an explore.
00:30:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Speculist,FastForward Radio,Steps Forward,Steps BackStep Forward, Step BackResponding to Radical Changehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/23/responding-to-radical-changeTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/23/responding-to-radical-change/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/23/responding-to-radical-changeThu, 23 Jan 2014 03:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon apply the four basic strategies for / responses to transformation to some of Thomas Frey’s 33 dramatic predictions for the year 2030.
Let's review the four basic strategies towards radical transformation:
Soylent green is people! (Complete rejection)
No, no, no, UNLESS… (Rejection unless certain conditions are met)
Yeah let’s do this, IF… (Acceptance assuming that certain conditions are met)
To infinity and beyond! (Enthusiastic acceptance)
Which are the big changes that we should welcome with open arms? Which are the ones we should avoid like the plague? And how do we know when a more nuanced response is called for?
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00:30:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Speculist,Thomas Frey,Radical ChangeResponding to Radical ChangeBeing There (In Person or via Robot)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/21/being-there-in-person-or-via-robotTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/21/being-there-in-person-or-via-robot/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/21/being-there-in-person-or-via-robotTue, 21 Jan 2014 03:00:00 GMTWhy actually travel anywhere when you can beam yourself into a robot that's alfready there?
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the emergence of the telepresence robot phenomenon. How important will this capability be for business in the coming years? And will we be using telepresence robots in our personal lives?
Tune in an explore.
Here are the two Technology review articles mentioned in the discussion:
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/523541/a-telepresence-machine-to-watch-the-kids-or-visit-grandma/
http://www.technologyreview.com/review/422128/the-new-more-awkward-you/
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00:30:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Telepresence,Robots,FutureBeing There (In Person or via Robot)Spike Jonze' Her: What Is Real?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/18/spike-jonze-her-what-is-realTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/18/spike-jonze-her-what-is-real/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/18/spike-jonze-her-what-is-realSat, 18 Jan 2014 03:00:00 GMTContinuing their discussion of the new Spike Jonze love story, Her, hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon take on some prickly issues the film raises about reality and subjective experience.
Could a computer program ever really fall in love with a human being?
Could a human being reciprocate?
If possible, is any of this likely to occur any time soon?
And perhaps the most fundamental question:
If the feelings are real, is the experience real?
Tune in and explore!
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00:33:00The World TransformednoUser's Guide to the Future,Spike Jonze,Her,Artificial Intelligence,World TransformedSpike Jonze' Her: What Is Real?Spike Jonze' Her: Love and the Machinehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/16/spike-jonze-her-love-and-the-machineTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/16/spike-jonze-her-love-and-the-machine/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/16/spike-jonze-her-love-and-the-machineThu, 16 Jan 2014 03:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the movie Her and what it may be telling us about the future relationship between human beings and technology. Is this a love story? Have humans and their machines been engaging in a prolonged meet cute? Are wedding bells inevitable? Or is this thing doomed from the start?
Tune in and explore!
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00:31:00The World TransformednoUser's Guide to the Future,Spike Jonze,Her,Artificial Intelligence,World TransformedSpike Jonze' Her: Love and the MachineA User's Guide to the Future: Transformation Scenarioshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/14/a-users-guide-to-the-future-transformation-scenariosTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/14/a-users-guide-to-the-future-transformation-scenarios/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/14/a-users-guide-to-the-future-transformation-scenariosTue, 14 Jan 2014 03:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon continue to outline the kinds of radical change we can expect in coming years with a set of transformation scenarios, including:
In the future, everything will be a coffeeshop. How dedicated infrastrucutre for business and education is disappearing, being replaced by multi-purpose infrastructure where needed.
I just love my new toaster. The rapidly changing relationship between humanity and technology.
All you can eat. The coming era of superabundance.
Let’s slip into something more comfortable. Our growing ability to modify our minds and bodies.
Designer Reality. The do-it-yourself universe found at the convergence of reality, augmented reality, enahnced reality, and virtual reality.
Fantasy Island. The ability to create any subjective experience that we can imagine.
The Ultimate Shortcut. When the difference between thinking about any achievable outcome and actually producing that outcome approaches zero.
Join us!
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00:33:00The World TransformednoUser's Guide to the Future,World Transformed,FastForward Radio,Speculist,TechnologyA User's Guide to the Future: Transformation ScenariosA User's Guide to the Future: Understanding Transformationshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/11/a-users-guide-to-the-future-understanding-transformationsTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/11/a-users-guide-to-the-future-understanding-transformations/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2014/01/11/a-users-guide-to-the-future-understanding-transformationsSat, 11 Jan 2014 03:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon kick off a new year explaining why thinking about the future is important, and why taking action is even more important. If the future is defined not by how much time passes but rather by how much change occurs, we all have a lot more future to look forward to than did previous generations. What are we going to do with it?
Topics:
The three kinds of transformations.
Gauging the probability and urgency of coming changes.
Four strategies for dealing with radical change
PLUS: News about the big changes that are occurring with The World Transformed!
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00:32:00The World TransformednoUser's Guide to the Future,World Transformed,FastForward Radio,Speculist,TechnologyA User's Guide to the Future: Understanding TransformationsThe Year in the Futurehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/12/19/the-year-in-the-futureTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/12/19/the-year-in-the-future/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/12/19/the-year-in-the-futureThu, 19 Dec 2013 03:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review the top future-making news stories of 2013 and make their predictions for the year 2014 and beyond.
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01:03:00The World Transformednofuture,2013,year in reviewThe Year in the FutureSingularity Network Meets the World Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/12/02/singularity-network-meets-the-world-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/12/02/singularity-network-meets-the-world-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/12/02/singularity-network-meets-the-world-transformedMon, 02 Dec 2013 03:30:00 GMTThe World Transformed presents the November Singularity Network video hangout. PJ Manney, Jason Xu, Stephen Gordon, Philippe Van Nedervelde, Nikola Danaylov and others will be on hand to discuss a wide range of topics including accelerating technologies, transhumanism, nanotechnology, biotechnology, anti-aging, robotics, and post-scarcity.
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01:28:00The World Transformednosingularity,world transformed,accelerating technologySingularity Network Meets the World TransformedMaking Big Things Happenhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/11/14/making-big-things-happenTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/11/14/making-big-things-happen/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/11/14/making-big-things-happenThu, 14 Nov 2013 04:00:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome two guests who are making really big things happen: filmmaker Radhaa Nilia and inventor Rylan Grayston.
Whatever the goal -- publishing the world's longest book, crowdfunding a new invention, or bringing your vision to the big screen -- the time has never been better for those with big ideas to make them happen.
Our Guests
Rylan Grayston is a 28 year old entrepreneur living in Yorkton, SK. Over the years he worked in as many fields as he could including pottery, mechanics, advertising, 3D modelling and animation, programming, and many more. Rylan is a deep thinker and loves keeping up to date with technology and the ethics surrounding our new found abilities. He is an active member of the Freedom Software Foundation and the Blender community.
Radhaa Nilia is an independent filmmaker, actress, model and a certified energy healer. Last month she received the award for Best Director for her film Hope Cafe -- which she also wrote, produced, and starred in -- at the Indie Fest International Film Festival. She is also up for the Best Actress Award for her performance in 'Freight Train' -- another movie made by Radhaa herself -- at the OneFilAm Festival coming up this weekend in Hollywood. She will also be a co-host and speaker at that event, where she will be focused on fundraising for disaster relief related to the recent devastating typhoon in the Philippines.
Radhaa was recently honored as one of the eight finalists for the 2013 Alice Guy-Blanche award, one of the most prestigious awards for women filmmakers. She is a journalist for LA Splash magazine where she interviews celebrities and other folks in the entertainment industry. And she models for Levis in New York and for Dream Girl in LA.
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01:02:00The World TransformednoBig Things,Future,Technology,Radhaa,RylanMaking Big Things HappenThe Transhumanist Wagerhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/11/07/the-transhumanist-wagerTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/11/07/the-transhumanist-wager/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/11/07/the-transhumanist-wagerThu, 07 Nov 2013 03:00:00 GMT Best-selling author Zoltan Istvan joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon for a discussion of his widely acclaimed and controversial novel The Transhumanist Wager. This near-future thriller tells the story of a man determined to transform the world in his lifetime -- and he will stop at nothing to achieve his goal. Topics will include What are the real drivers of progress and how can they be accelerated? Or...do they need to be accelerated? Is progress occuring fast enough? Too fast? Is transhumanism best defined as quest for immortality and omnipotence? Is a war between transhumans (or posthumans) and a resistant world inevitable? Tune in and explore About our guest Bestselling author Zoltan Istvan, an American-Hungarian, began a solo, multi-year sailing journey around the world at the age of 21. His main cargo was 500 handpicked books, mostly classics. He's explored over 100 countries—many as a journalist for the National Geographic Channel—writing, filming, and appearing in dozens of television stories, articles, and webcasts. His work has also been featured by The New York Times Syndicate, Outside, San Francisco Chronicle, BBC Radio, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, Animal Planet, and the Travel Channel. He is a philosophy and religious studies graduate of Columbia University and resides in San Francisco with his daughter and physician wife. Zoltan also blogs for Psychology Today and The Huffington Post. (WT 040)01:10:00The World TransformednoTranshumanist Wager,Transhumanism,Future,Technology,WorldTransformedThe Transhumanist WagerPositive Storieshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/31/positive-storiesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/31/positive-stories/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/31/positive-storiesThu, 31 Oct 2013 02:00:00 GMT Giulio Prisco joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to talk about optimisitic science fiction. Why are fictional views of a better world so important? Tune in and explore. About our guest Giulio Prisco is a writer, technology expert, futurist, cosmist, and transhumanist. A former manager in European science and technology centers, he writes and speaks on a wide range of topics,including science, information technology, emerging technologies, virtual worlds, space exploration and future studies. (WT 039)01:30:00The World TransformednoSF,Sci-Fi,optimism,future,worldtransformedPositive StoriesDangerous Visionshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/24/dangerous-visionsTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/24/dangerous-visions/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/24/dangerous-visionsThu, 24 Oct 2013 02:00:00 GMT This week hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon venture out of the comfort zone and talk about some disturbing possibilities for the future. How weird can things get? Unfortunately, the answer is -- weirder than we can possibly imagine. But let's give it a try anyway. (Shown: the cover of the hardback edition of Harlan Ellison's landmark 1967 short story collection, Dangerous Visions.) (WT038)01:04:00The World TransformednoWeird Futures,Disturbing Futures,Creepy Futures,Future,OptimismDangerous VisionsLost Planethttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/17/lost-planetTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/17/lost-planet/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/17/lost-planetThu, 17 Oct 2013 02:00:00 GMT In the news this week is the discovery a lonely, starless planet floating on its own out in interstellar space. Where did it come from? Where is it going? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the mystery of Lost planet, along with a number of other exciting stories that touch upon the future: Amazing Microbes that Might Change Everything 3D-Printed Rocket Engine That Works Is Fusion Finally Here? A 19-Year-Old's Plan to Save the Oceans Plus -- an update on the World's Longest Book! Join us. (WT 037)01:02:00The World TransformednoTechnology,Future,World Transformed,FastForward Radio,SpeculistLost PlanetWhat Can You Do with a Robot?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/10/what-can-you-do-with-a-robotTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/10/what-can-you-do-with-a-robot/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/10/what-can-you-do-with-a-robotThu, 10 Oct 2013 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon present a user's guide to future stuff. Sure, robots have been used in industrial settings for years and we anticipate that soon they'll be driving our cars for us, but what else are they good for? How about a starship? Yes, you can use it to boldly go where no one has gone before -- but what else? Or say you had your own planet. There might be options for what to do with it besides the ones that immediately come to mind (if any do.) Plus: What can you do with a copy of yourself? (WT 036) Robot photo by Rico Shen01:03:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Future,Optimism,TechnologyWhat Can You Do with a Robot?The 20,000 Year Leaphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/03/the-20000-year-leapTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/03/the-20000-year-leap/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/10/03/the-20000-year-leapThu, 03 Oct 2013 02:00:00 GMT Futurist Ray Kurzweil is on the record predicting that humanity will move forward 20,000 years in the 21st century. Just to provide a little context, 20,000 years ago we were living in a different epoch. At that time we were 12,000 years shy of agriculture and the earliest vestiges of civilization. We've come a long way since then. Is it really possible that we might cover the same distance in the next century? And if so, what will our lives and our world be like 20,000 (that is to say, 87) years from now? Tune in and explore. (WT 035)01:05:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Ray Kurzweil,Future,Optimism,ChangeThe 20,000 Year LeapRamez Naam and Cruxhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/09/26/ramez-naam-and-cruxTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/09/26/ramez-naam-and-crux/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/09/26/ramez-naam-and-cruxThu, 26 Sep 2013 03:00:00 GMT The first blows in the war between human and posthuman have been struck. The world will never be the same. Ramez Naam joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to discuss his new novel Crux, the highly anticipated sequel to his bestselling cyber-thriller Nexus. About Our Guest: Ramez Naam has been described as "the only serious successor to Michael Crichton." He was born in Cairo, Egypt, and came to the US at the age of 3. He's a computer scientist who spent 13 years at Microsoft, leading teams working on email, web browsing, search, and artificial intelligence. He holds almost 20 patents in those areas. Ramez is the winner of the 2005 H.G. Wells Award for his non-fiction book More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement. He's worked as a life guard, has climbed mountains, backpacked through remote corners of China, and ridden his bicycle down hundreds of miles of the Vietnam coast. He lives in Seattle, where he writes and speaks full time.01:04:00The World TransformednoRamez Naam,Nexus,Crux,Human Enhancement,FutureRamez Naam and CruxWorld's Longest Bookhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/09/19/worlds-longest-bookTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/09/19/worlds-longest-book/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/09/19/worlds-longest-bookThu, 19 Sep 2013 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon expand on their idea to publish a collection of world-transforming ideas written by people all over the world. How many great ideas can one book contain? A hundred? Ten thousand? A million? Tune in and find out! (WT 033) (Library photo by Denis Barthel.)01:03:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Future,Optimism,Accelerating Change,IdeasWorld's Longest BookThe First Stephttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/09/12/the-first-stepTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/09/12/the-first-step/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/09/12/the-first-stepThu, 12 Sep 2013 02:00:00 GMT Sure we talk a lot about transforming the world, but how does one actually make it happen? This week Phil and Stephen talk about the critical juncture between great idea and world transformation: the first step. Think of an idea that will fundamentally transform the world. It can be a brand new idea or a twist / specific idea for implementation of any idea we've ever discussed. Explain why this is a good idea. Explain how it will transform the world. Explain broadly how it could be implemented. Most importantly: give the first step you could take to make this thing happen. (WT032)01:01:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,FastForward Radio,World Transformed,First StepThe First StepGames Conquer the Universehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/09/05/games-conquer-the-universeTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/09/05/games-conquer-the-universe/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/09/05/games-conquer-the-universeThu, 05 Sep 2013 02:00:00 GMT What's more fun than playing games? One possible answer: systems that let you build your own games! Especially if you have to become something of a hacker to get the games going. How about building your own computer for playing games? There's an interesting connection between gaming, education, and learning to build one's own technology. What does this connection have to say about the future of work (and play)? Tune in to explore. (WT031)01:01:00The World TransformednoGames,Hacking,Hopscotch,Graphing Calculator,SkyrimGames Conquer the UniverseLiving with the Shocking Truth http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/29/living-with-the-shocking-truth-wt030Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/29/living-with-the-shocking-truth-wt030/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/29/living-with-the-shocking-truth-wt030Thu, 29 Aug 2013 02:00:00 GMT Last week's show about the Shocking Truth opened up some interesting discussion. Are things really getting better? This week we review the good news (or not so good news) concerning: Sexual assault statistics Forest growth The national debt Let's say things are getting better. What does that tell us? Plus -- Last Year in Space AND -- Paul Victor Vasquez joins us with a special announcement. UPDATE: Information on the event Paul described can be found here. (Facebook page here.) (WT030)01:04:00The World TransformednoShocking,Truth,World Transformed,Future,OptimismLiving with the Shocking Truth The Return of the Shocking Truth http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/22/the-return-of-the-shocking-truthTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/22/the-return-of-the-shocking-truth/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/22/the-return-of-the-shocking-truthThu, 22 Aug 2013 02:00:00 GMT Can you handle the truth? Most people can't. When we face the facts, the world is different than a lot of us expect it to be. A LOT different. Take the quiz and then tune in. And prepare to be shocked. [In case you're wondering: here's why it's the return of the shocking truth.] (WT029)01:03:00The World TransformednoShocking Truth,Future,Optimism,Technology,World TransformedThe Return of the Shocking Truth The Men Who Sold the Moon http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/16/the-men-who-sold-the-moon-wt-028Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/16/the-men-who-sold-the-moon-wt-028/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/16/the-men-who-sold-the-moon-wt-028Fri, 16 Aug 2013 02:00:00 GMT A recent piece in the Financial Times explores the role that billionaire entrepreneurs are playing in pursuing world-transforming technologies and business models: The futuristic ideas that have been pouring lately from the fertile imaginations of some of the wealthiest US technology entrepreneurs – and which, in a few cases, are being funded out of their own billions – have started to sound almost outlandish. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review some of these outlandish plans, including: Elon Musk Hyperloop Mars Colonization Sergey Brin Vat Meat Self-Driving Cars Peter Diamandis Asteroid Mining Jeff Bezos Private Space Development Which of these ideas, if any, are feasible? Which are most likely to come to fruition? And are some of these projects better done by entrepreneurial tycoons or government agencies? Tune in and explore! (WT 028)01:01:00The World TransformednoMars,Hyperloop,Vat Meat,Driverless Cars,World TransformedThe Men Who Sold the Moon Infinite Universes http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/08/infinite-universesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/08/infinite-universes/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/08/infinite-universesThu, 08 Aug 2013 02:00:00 GMT New findings suggest that our universe is not the only one. It may be one of many, or one of an infinite number of universes. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the implications. Does it matter if there's more than universe? If so, how? And why? (WT027)01:01:00The World Transformednofuture,optimism,World Transformed,technology,accelerationInfinite Universes The Future of ISMs Part 2 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/03/the-future-of-isms-part-2-wt025Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/03/the-future-of-isms-part-2-wt025/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/08/03/the-future-of-isms-part-2-wt025Sat, 03 Aug 2013 02:30:00 GMTHosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon continue working their way through a list of 100 isms. Which isms will be more relavent in the future, which less? Which isms will be confirmed? And which have no future at all? Tune in and explore! (WT026)01:35:00The World Transformednooptimism,future,technology,change,accelerationThe Future of ISMs Part 2 Dumb Movies, Smart Futures http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/27/dumb-movies-smart-futures-wt025Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/27/dumb-movies-smart-futures-wt025/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/27/dumb-movies-smart-futures-wt025Sat, 27 Jul 2013 02:30:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the future of humanity as portrayed in some of the summer's biggest movies as well as some older films. How have movies from years past accurately reflected the future -- and how have they gotten it wrong? (WT025)01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,Movies,Star Trek,World War ZDumb Movies, Smart Futures Mind-Blowing Technologieshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/24/mind-blowing-technologiesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/24/mind-blowing-technologies/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/24/mind-blowing-technologiesWed, 24 Jul 2013 02:00:00 GMT Futurist George Dvorsky joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to discuss his recent io9 piece: 10 Mindblowingly Futuristic Technologies that Will Appear by the 2030's. Are we really just a couple of decades away from self-directed killer robots, invisible computers, and a Star Trek style replicator in every home? The guys discuss George's list, plus a couple of additional contributions from Phil and Stephen. About Our Guest George Dvorsky is a Canadian bioethicist, transhumanist, and futurist. He is a contributing editor at io9 and producer of the Sentient Developments blog and podcast. Dvorsky currently serves as Chair of the Board for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) and is the founder and chair of the IEET's Rights of Non-Human Persons Program, a group that is working to secure human-equivalent rights and protections for highly sapient animals.01:21:00The World TransformednoDvorsky,io9,tranhumanism,future,worldtransformedMind-Blowing TechnologiesThe Future of Isms http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/18/the-future-of-isms-wt024Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/18/the-future-of-isms-wt024/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/18/the-future-of-isms-wt024Thu, 18 Jul 2013 02:00:00 GMT The future isn't just about technological change. Some of the biggest changes we have ever seen and can expect ever to see occur in the realm of ideas. With that in mind, hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon contemplate the future of some of the mostly dearly held and hotly debated of all ideas. Which isms will be more relavent in the future, which less? Which isms will be confirmed? And which have no future at all? Tune in and explore! (WT024)01:33:00The World Transformednofuture,optimism,Technology,change,World TransformedThe Future of Isms Mind Blowing Technologies http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/11/mind-blowing-technologies-wt023Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/11/mind-blowing-technologies-wt023/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/11/mind-blowing-technologies-wt023Thu, 11 Jul 2013 02:00:00 GMT Futurist George Dvorsky joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to discuss his recent io9 piece: 10 Mindblowingly Futuristic Technologies that Will Appear by the 2030's. Are we really just a couple of decades away from self-directed killer robots, invisible computers, and a Star Trek style replicator in every home? The guys discuss George's list, plus a couple of additional contributions from Phil and Stephen. About Our Guest George Dvorsky is a Canadian bioethicist, transhumanist, and futurist. He is a contributing editor at io9 and producer of the Sentient Developments blog and podcast. Dvorsky currently serves as Chair of the Board for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) and is the founder and chair of the IEET's Rights of Non-Human Persons Program, a group that is working to secure human-equivalent rights and protections for highly sapient animals. (WT023)01:21:00The World TransformednoFuture,Technology,World Transformed,Optimism,Mind-BlowingMind Blowing Technologies Declaration of Singularity http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/03/declaration-of-singularity-wt-022Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/03/declaration-of-singularity-wt-022/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/07/03/declaration-of-singularity-wt-022Wed, 03 Jul 2013 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review The Declaration of Singularity. Like the Founding Fathers, transhumanists and singularitarians believe that we are subject to an oppressive regime with no legitimate claim on our lives or our futures. Has the time come to declare our independence from a world of pain, scarcity, and limitations? (WT 022)01:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,Singularity,Declaration of Independenc,FastForward RadioDeclaration of Singularity Live to See It, Live to Do It http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/06/27/live-to-see-it-live-to-do-it-wt021Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/06/27/live-to-see-it-live-to-do-it-wt021/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/06/27/live-to-see-it-live-to-do-it-wt021Thu, 27 Jun 2013 02:00:00 GMT Today people are embracing new capabilities and possibilities faster than at any previous time in human history. We can know more, do more, and be more than any generation that has come before. And we ain't seen nothin' yet. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the amazing things we can expect to live to see, to do, and to become as this astounding future unfolds. (WT021)01:02:00The World TransformednoWorldTransformed,Future,Optimism,FastForward Radio,PossibilitiesLive to See It, Live to Do It The Once and Future Future http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/06/20/the-once-and-future-future-wt020Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/06/20/the-once-and-future-future-wt020/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/06/20/the-once-and-future-future-wt020Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:00:00 GMT Here we are more than a decade into the 21st century, and still no sign of a lot of cool future stuff: Moon colonies Underwater cities Rocket Airliners High-speed pneumatic trains Flying cities Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss futures that could have occured by now, but haven't. Will any of these futures ever become our reality? If so, what has to change to make them happen? (WT020)01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,World Transformed,Optimism,Technology,Space ColonyThe Once and Future Future The Joy Explosion http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/06/13/the-joy-explosion-wt020Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/06/13/the-joy-explosion-wt020/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/06/13/the-joy-explosion-wt020Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:00:00 GMT Why are we interested in the future? Because we want to know what happens next? We want to avoid bad things that might happen and make the most of good things that can happen. What if the future was all about happiness? If we can have a possibility explosion and an intelligence explosion, why not a joy explosion? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore the possibility of a much happier future for everyone -- which may be harder to achieve. Even as we get more of everything else, more happiness may prove elusive. (WT019)01:02:00The World TransformednoHappiness,Joy,The Future,Optimism,World TransformedThe Joy Explosion Radical Abundance http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/06/06/radical-abundance-wt017Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/06/06/radical-abundance-wt017/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/06/06/radical-abundance-wt017Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:00:00 GMT Imagine a technology that will give us pretty much the same control over physical objects that computers have given us over data. Imagine being able to produce anything you want or need -- electronic gadgets, clothing, cars, a house, food -- with little more effort than it currently takes to print out a page or burn a CD. Fantasy? Perhaps not. In his new book Radical Abundance, nanotechnology pioneer K. Eric Drexler argues that such technology is completely possible, that it is an inevitable extension of the technologies we have in place today, and that it will be with us very soon. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss Drexler's new book, which outlines how atomically precise manufacturing will utterly transform our world. (WT018)01:03:00The World Transformednonanotechnology,future,Technology,World Transformed,FastForward RadioRadical Abundance Red Pill or Blue?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/05/30/red-pill-or-blue-wt017Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/05/30/red-pill-or-blue-wt017/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/05/30/red-pill-or-blue-wt017Thu, 30 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT Imagine this choice: you can live in the real world with all its limitations and shortcomings or you can live in a perfect simulation of reality...where "perfect" means not only that you will never know the difference -- never suspect for a moment that you are experiencing anything other than reality -- but also that all weakness, frustration, and limitation of your current existence is removed. In the simulation you can have everything you want to have, do anything you want to do, and be anyone you want to be. Which would you choose? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome Futurist Aurelian Carpathia, who believes that such a choice will soon be available to all of us, and that moving our experiences to a simulated reality (or "simulaity") will not only make it possible to fulfill our wildest dreams, it will solve the longstanding problem of material scarcity. A world with no limits -- is it possible? Tune in and explore. About Our Guest At eighteen, Jacob Stephen Cook broke from a lifetime of religious indoctrination and spent the next three years completely reconstructing his worldview while overcoming depression, engaging on his wall-turned-timeline and in discussion groups a broad spectrum of views with a no-censorship policy. To symbolically transcend his past, he decided to change his name, finally becoming Aurelian Solaris Carpathia. Carpathia is an administrator with the Singularity Network, where he focuses on the core concepts – neural interfaces, life extension, cryonics, cyborgs, virtual reality – which are of special interest to him. Via the Singualrity network he interacts with such thoughtful and creative minds as Philippe van Nedervelde and David Pearce. He attended the Alcor Life Extension Foundation’s fortieth anniversary conference in 2012. ( WT017)01:06:00The World TransformednoFuture,Technology,The Matrix,Virtual Reality,World TransformedRed Pill or Blue?The OTHER Other 99% http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/05/16/the-other-other-99-wt016Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/05/16/the-other-other-99-wt016/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/05/16/the-other-other-99-wt016Thu, 16 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT It's not about politics. It's about what we know and what we don't know...yet. Speaking on the subject of genetics, geneticist and synthetic biologist Craig Venter recently stated: "We know 1% of what we'll ultimately know." This week, hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon consider that 99% (or more) that we haven't learned yet -- not just genetics, but across the board. Where are our biggest gaps in knowledge? And where are the biggest surprises likely to come from? Tune in an explore. (WT016)01:03:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Future,Technology,Science,Craig VenterThe OTHER Other 99% Catastrophic Success http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/05/10/catastrophic-success-wt015Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/05/10/catastrophic-success-wt015/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/05/10/catastrophic-success-wt015Fri, 10 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT What do the following items have in common: A 3D-printed iPhone shoe A guy who planted his own forest Coming technological advances that will completely reshape manufacturing, agriculture, and energy production Each is an example of technological disruption. We all expect some level of disruption, but when does it become creative destruction? And what happens if we start to destroy more than we create? (WT015) Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore the role that accelerating technological development will play in reshaping our world.01:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Accelerating Technology,Creative Destruction,Optimism,World TransformedCatastrophic Success Will We Ever Upload? http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/05/02/will-we-ever-upload-wt014Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/05/02/will-we-ever-upload-wt014/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/05/02/will-we-ever-upload-wt014Thu, 02 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT Special guests Ben Goertzel and David Pearce join hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to examine the question of mind uploading. Is the human mind ultimately a sophisticated piece of software that will one day be translated to run on another platform -- namely, a computer? Will human beings be able to upload their memories, their personalities, and their ongoing subjective experience to a machine substrate? These questions have been hotly debated of late with prominent figures taking a stand both against and for. Who to believe? Tune in! About Our Guests: David Pearce is a vegan activist and author of The Hedonistic Imperative(1995), an online manifesto urging the use of biotechnology to abolish suffering throughout the living world. In 1998. he co-founded with Nick Bostrom The World Transhumanist Association (H+). Dr. Ben Goertzel is the Chief Scientist of Aidyia Limited, a Hong Kong based company using AI technology for financial prediction. He is the leading researcher in the area of AI called "Artificial General Intelligence" or AGI, and leads the OpenCog open source AGI nitiative. Currently he is working with David Hanson to use OpenCog to control intelligent humanoid robots. He has written over a dozen books and over a hundred papers on his research; and has been active in the futurist movement, with roles at Singularity University and Humanity+ ... (WT014)01:05:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Future,Dvorsky,Mind Uploading,GoertzelWill We Ever Upload? Reality Plus http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/04/11/reality-plus-wt013Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/04/11/reality-plus-wt013/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/04/11/reality-plus-wt013Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:00:00 GMT What's better than reality? How about augmented reality -- applications that interact with the world around us to provide startling new insights and capabilities. Special guests Jospeh Rampolla and Collin O'Malley join hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to discuss the opportunities (and risks) represented by this amazing new technology. What happens when the whole world becomes a computer interface? Tune in and find out! About Our Guests Joseph Rampolla has been a law enforcement officer for 18 years. He became a police officer in 1995 and currently holds the rank of Captain for the Park Ridge Police Department. Joseph enjoys teaching the topics of cyber crimes, augmented reality / virtual worlds, cyber-bullying and advanced undercover Internet Relay Chat (IRC) investigations. He has become an Augmented Reality "Junkie" and dreams about how AR can make our world a better place while protecting society. Joseph is the creator of the Augmented Reality Dirt Podcast and Blog (ARDirt.com). The AR Dirt Podcast is one of the first podcasts dedicated to field of AR and explores cutting edge and emerging technologies that influence society, cybercrime and our legal system. Joseph recently co-authored the book “Augmented Reality – An Emerging Technologies Guide to AR” which was released in December of 2012. Collin O’Malley is the IT Director for Legacy Academy Charter School in Elizabeth, CO. Legacy Academy is the first iSchool in Colorado and one of the first schools to implement a one to one deployment of iPads. Prior to Legacy Academy, Collin worked for Apple.Inc for nearly 6 years in Littleton and Lone Tree, Colorado as well as London, England. (WT013)01:03:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Future,Augmented Reality,Technology,CybergogglesReality Plus Unexpected Futures http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/04/04/unexpected-futures-wt012Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/04/04/unexpected-futures-wt012/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/04/04/unexpected-futures-wt012Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:00:00 GMT Think you have a handle on what's going to happen next? Well, think again. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss 10 future developments you might not have considered, but that you might well live to see. (WT012)01:01:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Speculist,Future,unexpected,surpriseUnexpected Futures The Great World Transformed Debate http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/03/28/the-great-world-transformed-debate-wt011Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/03/28/the-great-world-transformed-debate-wt011/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/03/28/the-great-world-transformed-debate-wt011Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:00:00 GMT The future is on its way. What will it be like? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon debate some pivotal questions about what may unfold in the years to come. Resolved: The discovery of extraterrestrial life is inevitable, as is the discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence. Resolved: Newly discovered oil reserves will go largely untapped; the future belongs to alternative sources of energy. Resolved: Within a decade, bitcoin -- or something like it -- will be one of the world's leading currencies. Resolved: Humanity's fate is summarized in the title of R. Buckminster Fuller's book: Utopia or Oblivion. One or the other is inevitable. (WT011) 01:03:00The World Transformednoextraterrestrial life,energy,bitcoin,utopia,oblivionThe Great World Transformed Debate Our Thinking Transformed -- Best of WThttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/03/21/our-thinking-transformed--best-of-wtTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/03/21/our-thinking-transformed--best-of-wt/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/03/21/our-thinking-transformed--best-of-wtThu, 21 Mar 2013 02:00:00 GMT Originally aired June 29, 2011: David Brin, P.J. Manney, and Thomas McCabe talk about how our thinking must change if we are to survive and thrive in a wolrd transformed. The World Transformed 2, Part 1 Some of it is evolutionary, some of it is cultural, and a small portion of it is original to us as individuals. It is our way of thinking. Our thinking is always subject to scrutiny and inspection, but perhaps never more urgently than now. If profound change truly is upon us… …what assumptions must we avoid? …what new ideas must we be ready to embrace? …what cherished “truths” must we be prepared to put away once and for all? Our panel will explore the role that education, imagination, and creativity have to play in coming to grips with a world in a state of transformation. Our Panelists David Brin P.J. Manney Thomas McCabe01:28:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Thinking,Accelerating Change,David Brin,SpeculistOur Thinking Transformed -- Best of WTNext Week in Science http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/03/14/next-week-in-science-wt10Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/03/14/next-week-in-science-wt10/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/03/14/next-week-in-science-wt10Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:00:00 GMT Babies cured of HIV! Sharks with chainsaw jaws! Earth-Like planets closer then we thought! Ancient languages reconstructed! Rats with their brains wired together! Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review select items from popular web features dedicated to tracking weekly developments in science. Amazing breakhroughs are occurring all the time. What's coming next? Phil and Stephen provide some headlines they hope to see soon. (WT010)01:02:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Future,Optimism,Science,SpeculistNext Week in Science Humanity and Transcendence http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/03/07/humanity-and-transcendance-wt009Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/03/07/humanity-and-transcendance-wt009/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/03/07/humanity-and-transcendance-wt009Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:00:00 GMT Futurists Samantha Atkins and PJ Manney join hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to discuss whether there is anything truly new in the movement known as "transhumanism." Was there ever a time when humanity wasn't striving to transcend its current state? Perhaps we'll find that we have always lived in the future. If so -- how is the situation any different today? What exactly is the difference between a human and a "trans" human? Tune in and explore! About our Guests: Samantha Atkins is a software architect, a futurist, and a transhumanist. Much of her professional work is in the area of persistent and distributed systems. She is also is a budding entrepreneur currently bootstrapping a startup to make people effectively smarter. She has an avid interest in Artificial Intelligence, Longevity, and Intelligence Augmentation. Samantha also runs a transhumanist group in Second Life with weekly meetings on current technological trends and research in nanotech, biotech, energy, computation, cognitive science, economics and other current situation indicators and what can be done to move us toward the future we desire. She is especially focused on envisioning the future we wish to inhabit and on what it will take to manifest this future, especially in the critical nexus of the next few decades. PJ Manney is a writer and futurist. She is the former chair of the World Transhumanist Association -- an organization whose name she helped change. She has also been a frequent guest, sometimes host and the official hollywood correspondent for this program. (WT009)01:01:00The World Transformednofuture,transhumanism,transcendence,optimism,world transformedHumanity and Transcendence Super Beings http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/02/28/super-beings-wt008Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/02/28/super-beings-wt008/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/02/28/super-beings-wt008Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:00:00 GMT What would you like to do...leap tall buildings in a single bound? Change the course of mighty rivers? Bend steel with your bare hands? Well hang on: the age of superpowers is here and it has only begun. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss our superhuman future, including: The amazing powers we already possess The astounding abilities that will soon be available for anyone who wants them Ultimate feats: the capabilities we most hope one day to possess Join us. Your super-destiny awaits. (WT008)01:02:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Speculist,FastForward Radio,Future,Super BeingsSuper Beings Best of WT -- Reworking the Human Architecturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/02/21/best-of-wt--reworking-the-human-architectureTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/02/21/best-of-wt--reworking-the-human-architecture/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/02/21/best-of-wt--reworking-the-human-architectureThu, 21 Feb 2013 03:00:00 GMT [Originally broadcast July 2009] Human evolution is well on its way to becoming a do-it-yourself project. Our panel of futurists discuss how and why people are going to be making major enhancements to themselves, and soon. We're all familiar with enhancements intended to make us stronger or to look younger or more beautiful, but those hardly scratch the surface. Are you ready for technologies that can make us truly younger, stronger, smarter? How about rebuilding the human machinery from the ground-up? Need longer legs? An extra hand? Eyes literally in the back of your head? Who wants feathers? Wings? Gills? Or maybe you're tired of having your computer do all the thinking for you. Are you ready to become the computer yourself? From the highly desirable to the downright disturbing, we explore arguments for and against, benefits and risks, and the inevitability of re-working the human architecture. About Our Guests RU Sirius is the man who shows us where cyberculture and counterculture meet. He is a writer, talk show host, musician, and the editor of H+ magazine. PJ Manney is a writer and futurist and a leading voice in the H+ movement. She has written extensively on H+ topics, having previously been involved in motion picture development and writing for television. Brian Wang is a futurist who blogs about all things future-related at NextBigFuture. He is the Director of Research for the Lifeboat Foundation and a member of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology Task Force.01:34:00The World Transformednoenhancement,improvement,FastForward Radio,World Transformed,FutureBest of WT -- Reworking the Human ArchitectureHow Good Can It Get? http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/02/14/how-good-can-it-get-wt007Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/02/14/how-good-can-it-get-wt007/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/02/14/how-good-can-it-get-wt007Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:00:00 GMT Everybody agrees that things could be better than they are...but how much better? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk about transforming the world into a better place. Is there an ultimate, optimal configuration of the universe? And if so -- how do we get there? Moreover within our own lives: how do we define and realize our own personal best-case scenarios? (WT007)01:01:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,World Transformed,Best-Case Scenarios,UniverseHow Good Can It Get? What Are You Scared Of? http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/02/07/what-are-you-scared-of-wt006Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/02/07/what-are-you-scared-of-wt006/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/02/07/what-are-you-scared-of-wt006Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:00:00 GMT An era of profound opportunity can't help but also be one of tremendous risks. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss what there is to be worried about now -- and in the future. What worries you? More importantly, what are you doing about it? To get a preview of how scary things can get, check out Motherboard's The 150 Things the World's Smartest People Are Afraid Of. UPDATE: to be clear, that is Motherboard's summary of Edge Magazine's 2013: What Should We Be Worried About? Check that one out if you want full-blown explanations of these worries rather than just pithy summaries. (WT006)01:00:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Risk,Existential Risk,Optimism,FutureWhat Are You Scared Of? I Want to be a Producer! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/31/i-want-to-be-a-producer-wt005Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/31/i-want-to-be-a-producer-wt005/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/31/i-want-to-be-a-producer-wt005Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:00:00 GMT Our era of accelerating change creates unparalleled opportunity. We are all in a position to have more, do more, and be more than ever before. But we can’t even see, much less take advantage of, the tremendous opportunity around us until we change both our thinking and our strategic approach. Strategy guru Will Brown joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to talk about how we can become producers -- not just of goods and services, but of all kinds of realized possibilities. You can make the future happen. Today is the day! About Our Guest: Will Brown is a US Navy veteran who served in the Far East during and after the Vietnam War, followed by employment in the Middle East and Europe. He has worked in a variety of fields (aviation maintenance and assembly, material management and distribution, EMT, security, commercial welder, manufacturing and others) and has found the principles and intellectual assumptions presented in Sun Tzu's The Art Of War to be relevant and beneficial over the course of his working and personal life. Now approaching age 60, Will looks forward to applying those principles to whatever opportunity life may yet present him. Will blogs at Where Theres A William.blogspot.com where his editorial viewpoint often reflects his interest in classical strategy and an unfortunate taste for low humor and bad puns. (WT005)00:59:00The World TransformednoTechnology,World Transformed,Future,Self Help,ChangeI Want to be a Producer! Changes That Will Change Your Life http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/25/changes-that-will-change-your-life-wt004Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/25/changes-that-will-change-your-life-wt004/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/25/changes-that-will-change-your-life-wt004Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:00:00 GMT The world really is changing in ways that are difficult to predict, sometimes even difficult to imagine. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon list some powerful transformations that are underway that will pretty much change everything -- forever: Coffeeshopification The Post-Jobs Economy The Post-Money Economy Life Without Death How strange can things get? Tune in and find out. (WT004) 01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,World Transformed,Technology,Change,EconomyChanges That Will Change Your Life Live Longer; Start Now http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/17/live-longer-start-now--wt-003Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/17/live-longer-start-now--wt-003/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/17/live-longer-start-now--wt-003Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome Christine Peterson to discuss her upcoming Personalized Life Extension conference and her new book, 17 Tactics for Health, Longevity, and Brain Fitness. World Transformed listeners are eligible for a $50 discount on registration for the upcoming online conference. Just go to http://healthactivator.com and use our special code TRANSFORMED when registering. About Our Guest Christine Peterson is a visionary and pioneer, a true transformer of the world. She writes, lectures, and briefs the media on coming powerful technologies, especially nanotechnology and life extension. She is Co-Founder and Past President of Foresight Institute, and chair of the Personalized Life Extension Conference series. She is also a pioneer in the open source software movement and the coiner of the term "open source." (WT003)01:02:00The World TransformednoLife Extension,Longevity,Future,World Transformed,NanotechnologyLive Longer; Start Now What We May Become http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/10/what-we-may-become-wt002Self Helphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/10/what-we-may-become-wt002/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/10/what-we-may-become-wt002Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:00:00 GMT We know what we are now, but not what we may become. -- Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5 Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss new research showing that people aren't very good at predicting their own futures. And that's assuming a "normal" world where things don't change that much. In a world that is changing so rapidly, how can we possibly know and plan for our optimal future lives? How can we make the most of our future when we can't even clearly picture it? (WT002)01:01:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,World Transformed,Technology,ChangeWhat We May Become The World Transformed http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/03/the-world-transformed--wt001Self Helphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/03/the-world-transformed--wt001/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2013/01/03/the-world-transformed--wt001Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon present a new series that carries on the exploration begun on FastForward Radio. The world is changing in ways that are difficult to predict, sometimes even dificult to imagine. Forget about THE future. Let's talk about YOUR future. If this truly is the greatest period of transformation in human history, what does that mean to each of us? How will our lives be different? What should we each be doing to prepare? Phil and Stephen discuss the three major drivers of change we all need to be aware of and the one change that is crucial to making the future happen Let the journey begin. Today is the day. (WT001)01:01:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Future,Optimism,Better All the Time,FastForward RadioThe World Transformed It's the End of the World as We Know It -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/12/21/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/12/21/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/12/21/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it--fastforward-radioFri, 21 Dec 2012 04:00:00 GMT As we all know, the last day on the ancient Mayan calendar is December 21, 2012. To commemorate this historic landmark, we will be doing a special Countdown to the End of the World show! Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon will be joined by special guest co-host PJ Manney and our good friend science comedian Brian Malow to ring in the apocalypse! On the show, we will be announcing the winners of the What are your plans for the end of the world? contest and we will be sharing some of the most creative answers on the show as well. Also, we’ll be making a huge announcement about the future of The Speculist and FastForward Radio. Don’t miss out. The end of the world is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of a deal. (At best!) About our guest: Brian Malow is Earth’s Premier Science Comedian (self-proclaimed), entertaining and igniting interest in science. Based in San Francisco, Brian has performed for NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), JPL, the American Chemical Society, Scholastic Library Publishing, the National Association of Science Writers, the Koshland Museum of the National Academy of Sciences, Apple, Dell, and Microsoft. He has also appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS) and on Tech TV, Discovery, and A&E. Brian is currently a freelance science correspondent, writing and appearing in science video essays for Time Magazine’s website, and is a contributor to Neil deGrasse Tyson’s radio show. He gives workshops and presentations to train scientists to become better speakers. Clients include the National Research Council of Canada, the National Science Foundation.01:32:00The World TransformednoFuture,Technology,World Transformed,FastForward Radio,ApocalypseIt's the End of the World as We Know It -- FastForward RadioInto the Nexus -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/12/20/into-the-nexus--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/12/20/into-the-nexus--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/12/20/into-the-nexus--fastforward-radioThu, 20 Dec 2012 03:00:00 GMT In the near future, cyber culture meets counter culture with the introduction of Nexus, a drug that integrates human minds with machines...and with each other. Does this capability represent the next step in human evolution or the end of humanity as we know it? Or both? Author Ramez Naam joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to discuss his new transhuman thriller, Nexus. How plausible is such a technology, and how real are the opportunities (and threats) it might represent? Tune in and find out. About Our Guest: Ramez Naam is an H.G. Wells Award-winning speaker, writer, and futurist on the impact of the rapid changes happening in technology, science, and the world all around us. Ramez was trained as a computer scientist and spent 13 years at Microsoft, leading teams working on email, web browsing, search, and artificial intelligence. Ramez teaches at Singularity University on innovation, energy, and environment. He writes award-winning non-fiction about the future of humanity and the planet, and science fiction that explores the same. His work has appeared or been discussed in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Business Week, the New Yorker, Scientific American, Popular Science, and PBS.01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Technology,FastForward Radio,World Transformed,Ramez NaamInto the Nexus -- FastForward RadioSpeaking of the Future -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/12/13/speaking-of-the-future--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/12/13/speaking-of-the-future--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/12/13/speaking-of-the-future--fastforward-radioThu, 13 Dec 2012 03:00:00 GMT You, too, can be a Speculist! Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon provide a quick introduction to putting together your own group dedicated to talking about accelerating change, abundance, the Technological Singularity, and related topics. They will discuss: The Top 10 Hot Topics About the Future The Three Big Changes Everybody Wants to Discuss Finding Resources to Support Your New Group Finding Members and Getting Started01:03:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,World Transformed,Future,Technology,Singularity WeblogSpeaking of the Future -- FastForward RadioSocrates on the Future -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/12/06/socrates-on-the-future--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/12/06/socrates-on-the-future--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/12/06/socrates-on-the-future--fastforward-radioThu, 06 Dec 2012 03:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome blogger, futurist, and fellow web broadcaster Nikola Danaylov (AKA "Socrates") to FastForward Radio. Nikola reports daily about major trends in science, technology, and society which indicate big changes to come. He also discusses these changes with some of the world's most fascinating people on his podcast, Singularity One on One. About Our Guest Philosopher, singularitarian, infopreneur and a fellow party animal Nikola Danaylov was born in Bulgaria. In 1998 Nikola moved to Canada where he completed an HBA in Political Science, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Toronto plus an MA in Political Science at York University. It was at York University that Nikola got deeply interested in the Technological Singularity and wrote a research paper titled “Hacking Destiny: Critical Security at the Intersection of Human and Machine Intelligence.” After university Danaylov started SingularityWeblog.com and the popular Singularity 1 on 1 podcast. During the summer of 2011 Nikola completed the Graduate Studies Program at Singularity University and returned home to Toronto, Canada where he lives with his beloved wife Julie. 01:01:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,World Transformed,Future,Technology,Singularity WeblogSocrates on the Future -- FastForward RadioThe Possibility Explosion -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/11/29/the-possibility-explosion--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/11/29/the-possibility-explosion--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/11/29/the-possibility-explosion--fastforward-radioThu, 29 Nov 2012 03:00:00 GMT In the first of a three-part series, hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss The Possibility Explosion, one of three radical transformations that are reshaping our world and our lives. Think of the many things you can do right now, right where you are (wherever that happens to be.) A few examples: Read virtually any book that’s ever been in print Send and receive an unlimited number of messages with people all over the world Take any of thousands of free college courses Place an order for virtually any imaginable product or service Listen to an amazingly wide assortment of music Watch any of thousands of movies and TV shows Write a paragraph or an article or a book and share it with dozens, hundreds, or millions of people Record and distribute music Apply for a job (or dozens or thousands of jobs) Launch a business Produce and distribute a movie or TV show How many of those things could you do instantly (and from anywhere) 5, 10, or 50 years ago? And what does this tell us about what we'll be able to do 5, 10, and 50 years from now? The possibilities are...explosive!01:03:00The World TransformednoOptimism,Technology,Future,FastForward Radio,World TransformedThe Possibility Explosion -- FastForward RadioWhy Gratitude Matters -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/11/22/why-gratitude-matters--ffrTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/11/22/why-gratitude-matters--ffr/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/11/22/why-gratitude-matters--ffrThu, 22 Nov 2012 03:00:00 GMT If we should look to the future with anticipation, what should our attitude be towards the present (and the past?) Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon make the case for gratitude -- with a long list of items we'll soon be grateful for. (Show #251)01:00:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,Technology,Speculist,World TransformedWhy Gratitude Matters -- FastForward RadioToday Is the Day -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/11/15/today-is-the-day--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/11/15/today-is-the-day--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/11/15/today-is-the-day--fastforward-radioThu, 15 Nov 2012 03:00:00 GMT This is it -- the big 250th edition of FastForward Radio on BlogTalkRadio. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon reflect on what got them started doing FastForward Radio, how their thinking about the future has changed over the years, and what's next for the show.01:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,Technology,Better All the Time,World TransformedToday Is the Day -- FastForward RadioSolving the Big Problems -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/11/02/solving-the-big-problems--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/11/02/solving-the-big-problems--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/11/02/solving-the-big-problems--fastforward-radioFri, 02 Nov 2012 02:00:00 GMT The cover of MIT Technology Review shows Buzz Aldrin, second man to set foot on the moon, with a caption reading: "You promised me Mars colonies. Instead I got Facebook." Have we really stopped solving the big problems? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon examine whether human achievement has peaked. Will we ever go back to the moon or beyond? Will we ever make progress on the great challenges humanity faces -- war, poverty, disease, the environment? Will we ever live in a "City of the Future?" Tune in and find out!01:06:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Future,Optimism,Better All the Time,The World TransformedSolving the Big Problems -- FastForward RadioHumanity Rocks! -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/10/26/humanity-rocks--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/10/26/humanity-rocks--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/10/26/humanity-rocks--fastforward-radioFri, 26 Oct 2012 02:00:00 GMT Are human beings better or more important than other living things? Should we be just as concerned about the lives of animals as we are our fellow humans? Woud the world be better off without humans? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the case for human exceptionalism and explain why humanity has a unique role to play in determining the destiny of all life on earth, the earth itself, and the entire universe.01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,FastForward Radio,World Transformed,Better All the Time,OptimismHumanity Rocks! -- FastForward RadioSpace Jump! -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/10/18/space-jump--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/10/18/space-jump--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/10/18/space-jump--fastforward-radioThu, 18 Oct 2012 02:00:00 GMT Felix Baumgartner's supersonic feat of high-altitude skydiving may be more than just an impressive accomplishment. Is it a signpost on the way to a future in which we are all Baumgartners? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss how balloons in space, cardboard bicycles, underground parks, and other developments show us a world of nearly limitless possibilities: one in which our own amazing feats may be limited only by...our own imaginations. Plus: Scientific proof that we're living in a computer simulation? And: A voyage to Alpha Centauri.01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,FastForward Radio,Optimism,World Transformed,Better All the TimeSpace Jump! -- FastForward RadioFive Years that Changed the World -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/10/11/five-years-that-changed-the-world--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/10/11/five-years-that-changed-the-world--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/10/11/five-years-that-changed-the-world--fastforward-radioThu, 11 Oct 2012 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon celebrate FastForward Radio's fifth anniversary on BlogTalk Radio. Special guests P. J. Manney and perhaps one other join to talk about the big changes that have occurred over the past half decade and what we can expect from the next five years. Plus: what's next for FastForward Radio?01:35:00The World TransformednoFuture,FastForward Radio,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFive Years that Changed the World -- FastForward RadioThe Big Robot, College, Sex Debate -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/10/05/the-big-robot-college-sex-debate--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/10/05/the-big-robot-college-sex-debate--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/10/05/the-big-robot-college-sex-debate--fastforward-radioFri, 05 Oct 2012 02:00:00 GMT Having postponed this week's show in favor of Wednesday's presidential debate, hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon engage in a debate of their own, on the issues that really matter: Resolved: I, for one, welcome our robot overlords. Resolved: Everyone who can should go for cryonic suspension (or brain plastination.) Resolved: AI Research must continue in spite of the risk that it may lead to the end of the world. Resolved: Because animals are conscious beings, all killing of animals for any reason should be immediately discontinued Resolved: Nobody should go to college any more. And, time permitting: Resolved: Sex is going to be way better in the future. Plus maybe some other topics! 01:01:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Future,Optimism,Better All the Time,World TransformedThe Big Robot, College, Sex Debate -- FastForward RadioThe Case for Optimism -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/09/27/the-case-for-optimism--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/09/27/the-case-for-optimism--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/09/27/the-case-for-optimism--fastforward-radioThu, 27 Sep 2012 02:00:00 GMT Writing in Time Magazine, former President Bill Clinton provides five solid reasons to believe that our world is getting better all the time. His reasons include the radical transformative effect of technology (in particular smart phones), improvements in health Infrastructure, green energy, the growing role of women, and greater emphasis on and demand for justice. Not to be outdone, hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon provide 10 Reasons the world is getting better all the time. If you're not excited about the future, you're not paying attention. Tune in and see for yourself.01:05:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,Optimism,FastForward Radio,Future,World TransformedThe Case for Optimism -- FastForward RadioVoyage to the End of the Universe -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/09/20/voyage-to-the-end-of-the-universe--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/09/20/voyage-to-the-end-of-the-universe--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/09/20/voyage-to-the-end-of-the-universe--fastforward-radioThu, 20 Sep 2012 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the future of space travel and exploration. What misconceptions about space travel has science fiction given us? What does our future in space look like if faster-than-light travel is not possible? What does our future in space look like if faster-than-light travel is possible? Is exploring and settling the universe a job for humans or is a job for humans 2.0 (or beyond)? Can we truly take a voyage to the end of the universe? Tune in and find out.01:02:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,World Transformed,Future,OptimismVoyage to the End of the Universe -- FastForward RadioA World Without Suffering? -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/09/13/a-world-without-suffering--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/09/13/a-world-without-suffering--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/09/13/a-world-without-suffering--fastforward-radioThu, 13 Sep 2012 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss The Abolitionist Project, a proposed program to end all human suffering. Can suffering be eliminated? Should it be eliminated? Plus: the conclusion of last week's discussion about what to do with your next 25, 50, 100 years. What possibilities exist for those who don't live to see it? Points to conisder: Futurists setting up fund for terminally ill 23-year-old woman How long can we live? Scientifc evidence for afterlife Photo: Ryan Weisgerber 01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,Speculist,FastForward Radio,World TransformedA World Without Suffering? -- FastForward RadioYour Next 25, 50, 100 Years -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/09/06/your-next-25-50-100-years--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/09/06/your-next-25-50-100-years--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/09/06/your-next-25-50-100-years--fastforward-radioThu, 06 Sep 2012 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk about what possibilities lie ahead for us in the decades to come. How much time we have before us is a huge factor in determining what possibilities may open up for us. Phil and Stephen explore what we may experience in the next 25, the next 50, and the next 100 years. PLUS: what possibilities exist for those of us who don't live to see it? Tune in and find out!00:50:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,World Transformed,FastForward Radio,SpeculistYour Next 25, 50, 100 Years -- FastForward RadioWhat Is Reality Made Of? -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/08/30/what-is-reality-made-of--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/08/30/what-is-reality-made-of--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/08/30/what-is-reality-made-of--fastforward-radioThu, 30 Aug 2012 02:00:00 GMT Jim Elvidge, author of The Universe: Solved! returns to FastForward Radio to discuss new insights into the nature of consciousness and of matter. How much do we really know about either of them? Do we really know what "reality" is made of? Plus an update on parallel realities, quantum physics, nanotech, and new evidence that we may be living in a computer simulation. About Our Guest: Jim Elvidge is a Cornell-educated entrepreneur and inventor who holds four patents in digital signal processing. His love of music inspired him to develop one of the first PC-based digital music samplers and to co-found RadioAMP, which was the first private-label online streaming radio company. In recent years he has turned his attention to the ultimate question of existence and, drawing on a broad and eclectic base of knowledge and interests, has come up with a unique explanation for…pretty much everything. 01:03:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,World Transformed,Optimism,FutureWhat Is Reality Made Of? -- FastForward RadioThe Physics of Miracles -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/08/16/religion-for-robots--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/08/16/religion-for-robots--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/08/16/religion-for-robots--fastforward-radioThu, 16 Aug 2012 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome futurist and transhumanist Giulio Prisco to FastForward Radio to discuss his new magazine Turing Church, which is all about the convergence of science, technology, religion, and spirituality. Topics to be explored: Technology Meets Spirituality -- Why Is This Important? What's a Cosmist? What do they believe? (More here.) The physics of miracles (and the problem of evil) And other big questions. Don't Miss it. About Our Guest: Giulio Prisco is a writer, technology expert, futurist, cosmist, and transhumanist. A former manager in European science and technology centers, he writes and speaks on a wide range of topics, including science, information technology, emerging technologies, virtual worlds, space exploration and future studies. He is especially interested in the convergence of science, religion, technology, and spirituality. Prisco is a former senior manager in the European space administration. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and the Italian Transhumanist Association. 01:02:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,World Transformed,Future,Optimism,SpeculistThe Physics of Miracles -- FastForward RadioCuriosity Triumphs! -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/08/09/curiosity-triumphs--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/08/09/curiosity-triumphs--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/08/09/curiosity-triumphs--fastforward-radioThu, 09 Aug 2012 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon celebrate the successful landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars. What does this project tell us about our future in space? Plus -- are we living in the year 2012 or the year 21? Also -- Update on H+: the Digital Series Human immortality by 2045? Ingestible Microchips. 3d Building Printer And other Speculicious goodness. Join us.01:03:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Technology,Optimism,Future,World TransformedCuriosity Triumphs! -- FastForward RadioH+ The Digital Series -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/08/02/h-the-digital-series--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/08/02/h-the-digital-series--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/08/02/h-the-digital-series--fastforward-radioThu, 02 Aug 2012 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome the creators of a new web series from Warner Premiere: H+ the Digital Series. Joining the discussion will be director Stewart Hendler (director, “Sorority Row” and “Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn”), writer/creator John Cabrera (actor, “Gilmore Girls”) and producer Jason Taylor (co-producer "X-Men: First Class"). H+ The Digital Series takes viewers on an apocalyptic journey into the future where consumers are rapidly installing a chip called "HPlus" into their nervous systems that allows them to access the Internet 24 hours a day - by just thinking it. When a virus is released into the system, one third of the human population is wiped out instantly. The series deals with the massive political and human changes that take place, the fight for survival, and the mystery to discover who is behind this atrocity. Is such a scenario possible? Tune in and find out! “H+ The Digital Series” comes from producer Bryan Singer (“The Usual Suspects," "X-Men," "Superman Returns") and Jason Taylor (“uwantme2killhim?") 01:02:00The World TransformednoBryan Singer,H Plus,FastForward Radio,Future,SpeculistH+ The Digital Series -- FastForward RadioWeird Futures and Future Ethics Part 2 -- Best of FFRhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/07/26/weird-futures-and-future-ethics-part-2--best-of-ffrTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/07/26/weird-futures-and-future-ethics-part-2--best-of-ffr/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/07/26/weird-futures-and-future-ethics-part-2--best-of-ffrThu, 26 Jul 2012 02:00:00 GMT Phil, Stephen, and Michael explore weird ideas about the future.01:54:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,FastForward Radio,Speculist,World TransformedWeird Futures and Future Ethics Part 2 -- Best of FFRLiving in the Matrix / Future Ethics Part 1 -- Best of FFRhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/07/19/living-in-the-matrix-future-ethics-part-1--best-of-ffrTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/07/19/living-in-the-matrix-future-ethics-part-1--best-of-ffr/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/07/19/living-in-the-matrix-future-ethics-part-1--best-of-ffrThu, 19 Jul 2012 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome Jim Elvidge, author of The Universe: Solved! to discuss evidence that our uinverse is in fact an enormous simulation. Plus, part one of a discussion of Future Ethics featuring Phil, Stephen, and Michael Darling01:48:00The World TransformednoFuture,FastForward Radio,Simulation,Speculist,OptimismLiving in the Matrix / Future Ethics Part 1 -- Best of FFRFuture Salons and Far Future -- Best of FFRhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/07/12/future-salons-and-far-future--best-of-ffrTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/07/12/future-salons-and-far-future--best-of-ffr/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/07/12/future-salons-and-far-future--best-of-ffrThu, 12 Jul 2012 02:00:00 GMT In these two shows from 2008, hosts Phil Bowermaster, Stephen Gordon, and Michael Darling discuss future salons and the distant future. In the first hour, the guys welcome Boulder Future Salon Organizer Wayne Radinsky to talk about the important role that future salons can play in helping us to understand the future. In the second hour, Phil, Stephen, and Michael explore the future to the very end of time...and beyond.03:00:00The World TransformednoFuture,FastForward Radio,Optimism,World Transformed,SpeculistFuture Salons and Far Future -- Best of FFRFastForward Radio -- Declaration of Singularityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/07/06/fastforward-radio--declaration-of-singularityTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/07/06/fastforward-radio--declaration-of-singularity/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/07/06/fastforward-radio--declaration-of-singularityFri, 06 Jul 2012 02:00:00 GMT There are revolutions and then there are revolutions. It's one thing to throw off an old form of government in favor of a new one, but what about throwing off an entire mode of existence in favor of a new one? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon celebrate US Independence Day with a new declaration to kick off what may be the biggest revolution of them all.00:59:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,FastForward Radio,Speculist,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Declaration of SingularityBringing Dead Matter to Life -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/06/28/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/06/28/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/06/28/fastforward-radioThu, 28 Jun 2012 02:00:00 GMT Futurist Colin McInnes joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to discuss his controversial essay: Bringing Dead Matter to Life. They discuss how dead matter comes to life -- first at the molecular level and then at the planetary level, why no one should be freaking out about gray goo and other shock scenarios, and why the fate of humanity and the planet depends on our elarning to overcome our lack of confidence. About Our Guest: Colin McInnes is Director of the Advanced Space Concepts Laboratory at the University of Strathclyde. His work includes the investigation of families of novel spacecraft orbits and their mission applications, autonomous control of multiple spacecraft systems and advanced space concepts. His recent work involves exploring new approaches to spacecraft orbital dynamics at extremes of spacecraft length-scale as a means of supporting future space-derived products and services. He has been the recipient of national and international awards including the Royal Aeronautical Society Pardoe Space Award (2000) and the Ackroyd Stuart Propulsion Prize (2003). More recently he was awarded a Leonov medal by the International Association of Space Explorers in September 2007. Over the last ten years McInnes’ work has been funded by a diverse range of international partners including research councils, agencies, and leading players in the aerospace industry. He currently holds an Advanced Investigator Grant from the European Research Council. 01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedBringing Dead Matter to Life -- FastForward RadioOn to the Stars -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/06/21/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/06/21/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/06/21/fastforward-radioThu, 21 Jun 2012 02:00:00 GMT This week NASA announced that the Voyager 1 probe, launched in 1977, may soon reach interstellar space -- if it has not done so already. Let the star age begin! Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the significance of this milestone and explore how and when humanity might truly begin to venture to the stars. 01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedOn to the Stars -- FastForward RadioHybrid Reality -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/06/14/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/06/14/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/06/14/fastforward-radioThu, 14 Jun 2012 02:00:00 GMT Ayesha Khanna joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to discuss her book Hybrid Reality. Co-authored with Parag Khanna, Hybrid Reality explores the frontier of the information revolution: The Hybrid Age, making the case that what human civilization needs more than anything is not greater IQ or EQ, but TQ: technology quotient. Has “balance of innovation” superseded the military “balance of power” as a measure of national potential? How are the smartest countries, cities, and companies harnessing new technologies to gain an edge? Moreover, what role does TQ play in adapting to a future in which robots are normal social actors in our lives, healthcare becomes a vehicle for physical enhancement, academic pedigree dissolves in a global skills market, and virtual currencies enable tax-free transactions? Join us as we explore these critical issues. About our Guest Ayesha Khanna is Founder and Director of the Hybrid Reality Institute, a research and advisory group focused on human-technology co-evolution and geotechnology. She is a Partner at K2S Advisors which provides strategic and financial advisory services in smart and sustainable cities, technology and infrastructure. She is also a Faculty Advisor at Singularity University and directs the Future Cities group at the London School of Economics. 01:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedHybrid Reality -- FastForward RadioDiscounting the Future -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/06/07/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/06/07/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/06/07/fastforward-radioThu, 07 Jun 2012 02:00:00 GMT Stephen Pinker, writing in The Better Angels of Our Nature: It makes no sense to scrimp all your life so that you can have one hell of a ninetieth birthday bash. Self-indulgence becomes irrational only when we discount the future too steeply—when we devalue our future selves way below what they should be worth given the chance that those selves will still be around to enjoy what we’ve saved for them. There is an optimum rate of discounting the future—mathematically, an optimum interest rate—which depends on how long you expect to live, how likely you will get back what you saved, how long you can stretch out the value of a resource, and how much you would enjoy it at different points in your life. So -- is FastForward Radio steering people wrong when we tell them to focus on the future? Exactly how steeply should the future be discounted in an era of accelerating change? You could die tomorrow. You could live another 50 years. or maybe you could live another 500 years. So how much is your future worth? And which estimate do you use to value it? Tune in and we'll explore! Plus -- Paul Victor Vasquez joins us to talk about United Stewardship Alliance's latest uChallenge. 00:58:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedDiscounting the Future -- FastForward RadioPredicting the Present -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/31/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/31/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/31/fastforward-radioThu, 31 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT Last week we talked about fallible vs. infallible futurism. We demonstrated how predictions can be phrased in such a way that they are never wrong. That can be an important skill, what with the future being so difficult to predict. But it isn't just the future -- sometimes we can't even predict the present. To demonstrate, host Phil Bowermaster has put together five groups of headlines taken from recent news stories about science and technology. All of these headlines have to do with some scientific or technological breakthrough. Each of the five groups contain three headlines, two of which are real and one of which is fake. Co-host Stephen Gordon will attempt to identify the fake. Sound easy? Well listen along and see how well you do!01:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedPredicting the Present -- FastForward RadioInfallible Futurism -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/24/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/24/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/24/fastforward-radioThu, 24 May 2012 02:30:00 GMT This program may well be the most important 60 minutes of your entire life... ...or possibly not. If you phrase your predictions the right way, they can't be wrong. Is there any value in infallible futurism? And what is its relationship to the fallible kind? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk about why we need both kinds, and why it's important not to confuse to the two.01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedInfallible Futurism -- FastForward RadioThe Big Fork -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/17/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/17/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/17/fastforward-radioThu, 17 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT Increasingly two models for the near future compete for our attention. We'll call one model Abundance and the other Limits to Growth.The former tells us that circumstances are improving and are likely to continue to improve; the latter says that a big reckoning is on its way. A recent debate at TED between Paul Gilding and Peter Diamandis captures the issues pretty succinctly. So who's right? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss. Plus: other future-related topics, including: Google getting smarter Saudi Arabia going solar...? Daily aspirin linked to decrease in cancer deaths Space exploration by robot swarm 01:04:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedThe Big Fork -- FastForward RadioThe Quest for Immortality -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/10/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/10/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/10/fastforward-radioThu, 10 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the quest for immortality, which has been with humanity for a long time -- perhaps since the very beginning, and which has done much to shape the world in which we live. New organizations are emerging with a whole new take on the proposition that life can be extended indefinitely. How do we get from here to there? The phases might look something like this: Life Extension Durable Digital Replacements Substrate Mobility Immortality So, will some of us live forever? And what does that even mean? Join us!01:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedThe Quest for Immortality -- FastForward RadioThe Singularity University... Worldwide -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/03/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/03/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/05/03/fastforward-radioThu, 03 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT Question:“What do you make of the Singularity University?” Buzz Aldrin: “I’m a pretty high achiever. But I come here and think ‘Gosh. I’ve just got to do better.’” Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss what makes Singularity University special and indispensable. Then they'll talk about how to adopt some of the Singularity U awesomeness in your own life... in case you can't attend, OR in preparation for when you do. Hosts: Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedThe Singularity University... Worldwide -- FastForward RadioA New Gold Rush...In Space! -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/04/26/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/04/26/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/04/26/fastforward-radioThu, 26 Apr 2012 02:00:00 GMT Planetary Resources has announced their plans to begin mining near-earth asteroids for the valuable resources that can be found there. Launches may begin in a couple of years. Is a new Gold Rush on its way, one that will open up space in the same way that previous rushes opened the western frontier? Hosts: Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon01:06:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedA New Gold Rush...In Space! -- FastForward RadioDrivers of Change -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/04/19/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/04/19/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/04/19/fastforward-radioThu, 19 Apr 2012 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome futurist John Smart for an overview and quick tour of 10 distinct areas of accelerating technological change, along with a discussion of the opportunities, disruptions, and threats they represent. They examine: Nanoscience and Technologies Resource Technologies Engineering Technologies Information Technologies Social Technologies Economic Technologies Political Technologies Security Technologies Health Technologies Cognitive Technologies John will be delivering a talk on "Forecasting the Future" at the DaVinci Institute's next Futurist Mastermind Group meeting on Thursday, 4/19/2012. About John Smart.01:09:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedDrivers of Change -- FastForward RadioJumping Ahead -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/04/11/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/04/11/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/04/11/fastforward-radioWed, 11 Apr 2012 02:00:00 GMT We picture our journey into the future as a smooth transition, but our real progress is a combination of leaps and bounds on the one hand and fits and starts on the other. On a special Tuesday edition of FastForward radio, hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss why the road to tomorrow is such a bumpy one -- and why that might be a good thing.01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedJumping Ahead -- FastForward RadioWhose Awesome Future? -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/04/05/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/04/05/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/04/05/fastforward-radioThu, 05 Apr 2012 02:00:00 GMT How do we get from here to the technological singularity? And once we're there, who benefits? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss whether there are winners and losers in the game of accelerating change and (if so) who they are.01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedWhose Awesome Future? -- FastForward RadioThe Shores of Possibility -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/03/29/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/03/29/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/03/29/fastforward-radioThu, 29 Mar 2012 02:00:00 GMT We stand on the shoreline. A vast sea of possibility spreads out endlessly before us. The waters are beautiful beyond description and powerful beyond imagination. The sea is in constant motion, ready to carry us to limitless fortune or sudden ruin. The sand is wet beneath our feat and the waves lap at our shoes. The future calls to us, beckons us, and we must answer. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss The Upgrade Conundrum Mars on the Cheap Instant Genius A Back Step Forward with Stem Cells ...and other items that have washed up on shore this week. Join us!01:00:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedThe Shores of Possibility -- FastForward RadioAbundance, Dematerialization, and Newt -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/03/22/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/03/22/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/03/22/fastforward-radioThu, 22 Mar 2012 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to FFR to discuss how energy and space policy factor into our national dialog about the future. Plus, Phil and Stephen continue their discussion of Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler’s new book, Abundance: The Future Is Better Than Yout Think, which argues that we are much closer than most people think to solving some of the oldest and most intractable problems we have faced — including poverty, hunger, disease, and violence. Phil and Stephen explore the role that dematerialization plays in bringing those changes about. Dematerialization is a powerful force and maybe something of a double-edged sword. What challenges and risks do we face in making the move from a scarcity-based to an abudance-based world? 01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedAbundance, Dematerialization, and Newt -- FastForward RadioAbundance! -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/03/15/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/03/15/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/03/15/fastforward-radioThu, 15 Mar 2012 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler's amazing new book, Abundance: The Future Is Better Than Yout Think. How close are we to solving some of the oldest and most intractable problems we have faced -- including poverty, hunger, disease, and violence? We might be closer than you think. Tune in and find out. About the Book "Since the dawn of humanity, a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority. Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed. But it is closing—fast.In Abundance, space entrepreneur turned innovation pioneer Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, infinite computing, ubiquitous broadband networks, digital manufacturing, nanomaterials, synthetic biology, and many other exponentially growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains in the next two decades than we have in the previous two hundred years. We will soon have the ability to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman, and child on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp."01:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedAbundance! -- FastForward RadioFuture Day -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/03/02/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/03/02/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/03/02/fastforward-radioFri, 02 Mar 2012 03:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome PJ Manney back to FastForward Radio for our first annual Future Day celebration. Future Day -- what is it? How should we celebrate it? Tune in and find out!01:05:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFuture Day -- FastForward RadioBetter and Better -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/02/23/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/02/23/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/02/23/fastforward-radioThu, 23 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss their new website Better All The Time, which explores evidence that the world is improving at an accelerating rate.01:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedBetter and Better -- FastForward RadioCoffee Shop Future --FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/02/16/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/02/16/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/02/16/fastforward-radioThu, 16 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss life in a world where everything, or almost everything, has become a coffee shop. 01:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedCoffee Shop Future --FastForward RadioAmazing Things -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/02/09/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/02/09/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/02/09/fastforward-radioThu, 09 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT We live in a highly connected world, a world in which change occurs at a blindingly fast pace. The sheer number of people we encounter combine with the seemingly endless new events and circumstances that unfold before us to produce a richness of possibility that is unprecedented in human history. It's the era of maximizable seredipidity. It's time to do something amazing. No excuses. Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon and Stephen explore just a few of the amazing possibilities: 10-year-old discovers new molecule Transparent Iron Zap your brain into the zone Moon as source of rare minerals Business Is Good 01:04:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedAmazing Things -- FastForward RadioLet's Talk Moon Colony -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/02/02/lets-talk-moon-colony--fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/02/02/lets-talk-moon-colony--fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/02/02/lets-talk-moon-colony--fastforward-radioThu, 02 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT Newt Gingrich surprised a lot of people when he put a permanent moon settlement out there for discussion in the 2012 Presidential race. Is this an idea whose time has come? Phil and Stephen discuss with special guests Brian Wang and Rand Simberg. About Our Guests Rand Simberg is an expert on space technology and policy, particularly with regard to NASA and commercial human spaceflight. He has published lengthy essays on these topics at The New Atlantis, and done many columns for Fox News, Popular Mechanics, AOL News, and Pajamas Media. Brian Wang is a long-time futurist and writer of some 8000 articles covering a host of future-related topics on nextbigfuture.com. Nextbigfuture is a top 5 science website (per Technorati) and has over one million page views per month (RSS feed reads and regular website). 01:03:00The World TransformednoSpace,Speculist,FFR,Moon Colony,FastForward RadioLet's Talk Moon Colony -- FastForward RadioDo-It-Yourself Life Extension -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/01/26/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/01/26/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/01/26/fastforward-radioThu, 26 Jan 2012 03:00:00 GMT Hey, want to live longer? Our friend Christine Peterson joins us to discuss how people are taking achieving a longer and healthier life into their own hands. The second Personalized Life Extension Conference is coming to the South San Francisco Conference Center March 31- April 1 2012. This looks like a tremendous follow-up to the 2010 event, with a program focused on anti-aging strategies and tactics for a long, healthy life. A jam-packed agenda will cover myriad important topics, including Food wars: Paleo, Mediterranean, vegan, raw? To supplement or not to supplement? Does a DNA test give actionable results? Can too much exercise hurt lifespan? The event boasts a terrific lineup of speaker, including World Transformed / FastForward Radio guests David Asprey, Terry Grossman, and Christine Peterson, founder and organizer of the event. (When you register, don’t forget to use the code SPECULIST to get the discounted rate of $100.)01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedDo-It-Yourself Life Extension -- FastForward RadioThe Workout Pill -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/01/19/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/01/19/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/01/19/fastforward-radioThu, 19 Jan 2012 03:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon continue to delve into the shocking truth about what's happening in the world. This week they examine further evidence that things are simply not as they seem... A pill that emulates the effects of exercise? A quieter and less damaging approach to wind power? SOPA is dead (or is it?) A 16 acre farm on a single reidential lot? Do you see a trend? If you don't, be sure to tune in -- we have many more examples.01:00:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedThe Workout Pill -- FastForward RadioThe Shocking Truth -- FastForward Radiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/01/12/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/01/12/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/01/12/fastforward-radioThu, 12 Jan 2012 03:00:00 GMT Phil and Stephen respond to a challenge from our good friend Maria Konnavolenko, who writes: We, as well as the leaders of transhumanism all over the world, have a challenge to deal with. It is the development of a convincing advertising, agitprop content that attracts attention to our topic. We also must impel people to act in favor of radical life extension. We need video-blogs, scientific and popular science lectures, movies, ads and virus videos. We hardly have anything, and anyway if there’s something then it’s rather low quality... The number of supporters is growing, but incredibly slow. It may seem that the flow of «natural information» about the scientific progress has to draw an educated listener to a conclusion that radical life extension is possible and that it’s their top priority. However, in reality we observe the unwillingness of people to consider fighting death. There's only one way to get people's attention about the amazing changes that are taking place. We need to stop dancing around the subject and bring folks face to face with the whole shocking truth. This week, we begin doing exactly that. So what is the whole shocking truth? Tune in and find out, friends.01:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedThe Shocking Truth -- FastForward Radio10 Things to Look Forward to in 2012 and Beyondhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/01/05/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/01/05/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2012/01/05/fastforward-radioThu, 05 Jan 2012 03:00:00 GMT Happy New Year! Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk about the exoskeletons for parapalegics, newly dsicovered lost worlds, tapping into the fountain of youth and other exciting possibilities opening up in the year 2012 -- and beyond.01:04:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World Transformed10 Things to Look Forward to in 2012 and BeyondFastForward Radio -- The CoffeeShopification of Everythinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/12/29/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/12/29/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/12/29/fastforward-radioThu, 29 Dec 2011 03:00:00 GMT Phil and Stephen talk about the future of institutions of bookstores, higher learning, retail outlets, the workplace, and other institutions we thought of as permanent. What is to become of all of them? Could they all really be evolving into coffee shops? Hosts: Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon01:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- The CoffeeShopification of EverythingFastForward Radio -- Higher Edxhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/12/22/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/12/22/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/12/22/fastforward-radioThu, 22 Dec 2011 03:00:00 GMT While we’ve written and talked quite a bit about the education bubble over the past few months, a recent announcement from MIT may prove to be a game-changer. Does MITx represent the next stage in the evolution of higher education? Phil and Stephen discuss. Also -- does civilization need a better backup strategy? Plus -- "tectonic changes" in employment? And, of course, lots of other great future-related topics. Hosts: Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon01:04:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Higher EdxFastForward Radio -- Higgs Boson!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/12/15/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/12/15/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/12/15/fastforward-radioThu, 15 Dec 2011 03:00:00 GMT Phil and Stephen discuss breaking news about the possible discovery of the long-sought "God particle." What does it mean? Why do we care? Plus Supersizing space flight and other great topics.01:01:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Higgs Boson!FastForward Radio -- Life Beyond Limitshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/12/08/fastforward-radio--life-beyond-limitsTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/12/08/fastforward-radio--life-beyond-limits/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/12/08/fastforward-radio--life-beyond-limitsThu, 08 Dec 2011 03:00:00 GMT Note: Due to illness of one of the hosts, this show is being rescheduled from November 30 to December 7. Inspired by Amy Purdy’s remarkable TED Talk, Phil and Stephen discuss the limits that we are currently overcoming and may hope to overcome in the near future. We live in an age in which many of the limitations our ancestors faced have been all but forgotten. And there is light at the end of the tunnel for several of the others. As technology opens up new capabilities and new possibilities, we may find that the biggest limit we face is our own imagination.01:00:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Life Beyond LimitsFastForward Radio -- Anticipation Dayhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/11/24/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/11/24/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/11/24/fastforward-radioThu, 24 Nov 2011 03:00:00 GMT Proposed: a new holiday to coincide with Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving day is all about reflecting on the good things in our past and present lives. How about a day dedicated to the good things that are coming -- the ones we most look forward to? For example, one of the individuals shown here is very excited about coming breakthroughs in vat-grown meat (and poultry) -- making it possible to enjoy meat without slaughtering animals (or birds.) The other two individuals will take us through some, other, even more exciting possibilities.01:01:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Anticipation DayFastForward Radio -- the Age of Superheroeshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/11/17/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/11/17/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/11/17/fastforward-radioThu, 17 Nov 2011 03:00:00 GMT You heard it here first -- in the future we're all going to be sexy immortal billionaires with superpowers. That future is getting closer every day. Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore exciting future developments including: Real-Life Superheroes (?) The 80 Year Old Supermodel 3-D Printing and the Future of Free Stuff Plus... An update on last week's discussion of power plants in orbit. And lots more!01:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- the Age of SuperheroesFastForward Radio -- Airships to Spacehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/11/10/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/11/10/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/11/10/fastforward-radioThu, 10 Nov 2011 03:00:00 GMT Special Guest Ramez Naam joins Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon for a look at a grab-bag of exciting future-related developments: Airships Offer Gateways to Space Moore's Law and Solar Power iPhones and Blackberries Now Serving as Extensions of our Minds? Experience the World as an Elf or a Giant Inspiration matters Erasing Signs of Aging in Human Cells About Our Guest Ramez Naam is a computer scientist based in Seattle, Washington. He is the author of More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement. His blog is Unbridled Speculation.01:04:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Airships to SpaceFastForward Radio -- Our Seven Billionth Customer!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/11/03/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/11/03/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/11/03/fastforward-radioThu, 03 Nov 2011 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon continue last week's discussion about healthy life extension. Why is it that there's something suspect about life, and feeling good about life, while pessimism is seen as a sign of intelligence...and death is almost revered? Case in point: world population reaches 7 billion. Is this good news or bad news? Plus: other future-related topics! Hosts: Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Our Seven Billionth Customer!FastForward Radio -- 100 Plus!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/10/27/fastforward-radio--100-plusTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/10/27/fastforward-radio--100-plus/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/10/27/fastforward-radio--100-plusThu, 27 Oct 2011 02:30:00 GMT Author Sonia Arrison joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to talk about her book: 100 Plus: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything, From Careers and Relationships to Family and Faith. Is it possible that living to be 100, 150, 200 or even older will soon be the norm in some parts of the world? How will this happen/ What are the implications? Tune in and find out! About Our Guest Sonia Arrison is an author and policy analyst who has studied the impact of new technologies on society for more than a decade. A Senior Fellow at the California-based Pacific Research Institute(PRI) and a columnist for TechNewsWorld, she is author of two previous books (Western Visions and Digital Dialog) as well as numerous PRI studies on technology issues. A frequent media contributor and guest, her work has appeared in many publications including CBS MarketWatch, CNN, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. She was also the host of a radio show called “digital dialogue” on the Voice America network and has been a repeat guest on National Public Radio, Tech TV, and CNN’s Headline News. Often asked for advice on technology issues, Sonia has given testimony and served as an expert witness for various government committees such as the Congressional Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce and the California Commission on Internet Political Practices. She is an instructor for California’s Command College and serves on the Board of Trustees for Singularity University.01:00:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,Longevity,Sonia Arrison,Ray KurzweilFastForward Radio -- 100 Plus!FastForward Radio -- Drugs Required?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/10/20/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/10/20/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/10/20/fastforward-radioThu, 20 Oct 2011 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the possibility that drug usage might one day be required for certain lines of work. In particular, might doctors be required to take performance-enahncing drugs? Also: Have we entered the era of pre-PostWork? (As Promised Last week.) Plus: an Emperor Norton update!01:04:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Drugs Required?FastForward Radio -- Optimism and Healthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/10/13/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/10/13/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/10/13/fastforward-radioThu, 13 Oct 2011 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss whether thinking positive can make a difference in how well we avoid or recover from illness, how we deal with stress and depression, and how long we live. Also: Have we entered the era of pre-PostWork? Plus: a grab-bag of futuristic goodness!01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Optimism and HealthFastForward Radio -- Knowledge Navigatorhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/10/06/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/10/06/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/10/06/fastforward-radioThu, 06 Oct 2011 02:00:00 GMT Did Apple computer make an uncannily accurate prediction of life in the year 2011 more than 24 years ago? Phil and Stephen discuss that question, the anniversary of Sputnik, and other future-related topics. Hosts: Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Knowledge NavigatorFastForward Radio -- Faster than Lighthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/09/29/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/09/29/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/09/29/fastforward-radioThu, 29 Sep 2011 02:00:00 GMT Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk about recent news that particles may have been discovered which travel faster than light. Plus: Reconstructing Vision from Brain Activity Lots of Earthlike Planets Out There? Other future-related topics Also: Still Time to make the Singularity Summit 201101:03:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Faster than LightFastForward Radio -- Summer's Over!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/09/22/fastforward-radioTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/09/22/fastforward-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/09/22/fastforward-radioThu, 22 Sep 2011 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon recap their epic 10-part summer series, The World Transformed. Plus, Phil's adventures at Comic Con and a review of Speculist themes in this summer's movies.01:02:00The World TransformednoFuture,Acceleration,Technology,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Summer's Over!WT2: Human Destiny Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/09/01/wt2-human-destiny-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/09/01/wt2-human-destiny-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/09/01/wt2-human-destiny-transformedThu, 01 Sep 2011 02:00:00 GMT The World Transformed 2, Part 10 We know what we are, but not what we may be. -- William Shakespeare And I want to know the same thing Everyone wants to know How's it going to end? --Tom Waits Our Panelists John Smart Venessa Meimis Robin Hanson Kevin Kelly02:00:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,World Transformed,Human Destiny,Distant FutureWT2: Human Destiny TransformedWT2: The Future Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/08/25/wt2-the-future-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/08/25/wt2-the-future-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/08/25/wt2-the-future-transformedThu, 25 Aug 2011 02:00:00 GMT The World Transformed 2 Part 9 A convergence of emerging technologies and emerging possibilities lies at the heart of this, the greatest period of transformation in human history. Our world is changing in ways that are difficult to predict; sometimes even difficult to imagine. Accelerating technological change may soon alter our world beyond recognition...and maybe that's a good thing. Our Panelists Philippe Van Nedervelde Anders Sandberg Ray Kurzweil01:55:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Speculist,FastForward Radio,Singularity,Accelerating ChangeWT2: The Future TransformedWT2: Our Fears Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/08/18/wt2-our-fears-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/08/18/wt2-our-fears-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/08/18/wt2-our-fears-transformedThu, 18 Aug 2011 02:00:00 GMT The World Transformed 2, Part 8 It is both exciting and daunting to live in an age in possessed of so much possibility as demonstrated by the wide array of topics discussed in this series. It's exciting because our awareness of possibility is so much greater than it was even a generation or two ago. And it is daunting for exactly the same reason. We can envision plausible triumphs for humanity that really do transcend our wildest dreams, or at least our most glorious fantasies as articulated a few decades ago. Likewise, we can envision bleak and dangerous scenarios, including that worst of all possible outcomes -- the sudden and utter disappearance of our civilization, or of our species, or of life itself. Such a fate now presents itself as the end result of not just one possible calamity, but of many. A panel of futurists discuss how our worst fears need not hold us back, and can in fact help ensure our future. Our Panelists Michael Anissimov Brian Wang Alvis Brigis01:20:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,WorldTransformed,Existential Risk,SingularityWT2: Our Fears TransformedWT2: Wealth Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/08/11/wt2-wealth-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/08/11/wt2-wealth-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/08/11/wt2-wealth-transformedThu, 11 Aug 2011 02:00:00 GMT The World Transformed 2, Part 7 Throughout human history, material scarcity has been a constant driver of innovation and economic growth. Today the world knows material abundance far beyond what could have been imagined a few centuries ago, even while shortages, poverty and want remain a reality for many. But that may not always be the case. New technologies suggest that we may be near a turning point in our long struggle with scarcity. In the near future, technology may make it possible for any human being, anywhere, to have access to any materials good he or she might want or need. At the same time, automation is taking over an increasingly large set of tasks that once belonged to human workers. Historically, automation boosts productivity and reduces the need for human workers. Over the past four decades, our economy has made a massive shift to a highly automated, digitized substrate. As recently as a decade and a half or so ago, economists were still scratching their heads over when the big productivity gains would emerge from this shift. Then about five or six years ago, those productivity numbers started showing up, apparently at the expense of the total number of human beings needed to drive our economy. Will our future economy be post-employment, post-scarcity, both, or something else? Our Panelists Paul Fernhout Joseph Jackson Martin Ford01:32:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,World Transformed,Abundance,Post-ScarcityWT2: Wealth TransformedWT2 Reality Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/08/04/wt2-reality-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/08/04/wt2-reality-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/08/04/wt2-reality-transformedThu, 04 Aug 2011 02:00:00 GMT The World Transformed 2, Part 6 There are some who seriously ask whether the universe we live in is the real universe or merely a simulation of some kind -- something like the virtual world depicted in the Matrix. series of films. There are others who suggest that, even if we aren't living in a simulation now, it might just be a matter of time until we are. A panel of futurists discuss the nearly infinite possibilities to be found in worlds' that we create ourselves. Our Panelists Bruce Katz Natasha Vita-More Jim Elvidge01:32:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,WorldTransformed,FastForward Radio,Simulation,Simulation HypothesisWT2 Reality TransformedWT2: Intelligence Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/07/28/wt2-intelligence-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/07/28/wt2-intelligence-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/07/28/wt2-intelligence-transformedThu, 28 Jul 2011 02:00:00 GMT A few years back, a computer won a chess match against the world's most highly rated player. More recently, a computer beat a pair of highly skilled human competitors on the game show Jeopardy! IBM, the company responsible for building both of these remarkable machines, announced that Watson, the computer that won on Jeopardy!, is (in effect) going to medical school. Machine intelligence is evolving rapidly. The questions this raises are both simple and powerful: How long until machine intelligence reaches the level of human intelligence? How long, after that, before human / machine intelligence reaches a level far beyond anything seen or imagined before? A panel of futurists and AI experts join us to discuss the coming intelligence explosion. Ben Goertzel James Hughes Carl Shulman 01:51:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,World Transformed,Artificial Intelligence,SingularityWT2: Intelligence TransformedWT2: Humanity Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/07/21/wt2-humanity-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/07/21/wt2-humanity-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/07/21/wt2-humanity-transformedThu, 21 Jul 2011 02:00:00 GMT The World Transformed 2, Part 4 We can only imagine that, some 6 million years ago, when hominids began to stand upright, there was a tremendous controversy amongst the proto- australopithecines as to whether assuming this new posture was “natural.” Weren’t Lucy and her ilk simply violating their most basic nature? The debate has continued ever since, as humans have learned new skills and augmented their minds and bodies for reasons both aesthetic and practical. Today we live in an age of unprecedented human malleability — pacemakers, nose jobs, laser eye surgery, and other wonders. But that’s nothing compared to where we’re going next. We may soon be able to match the level of change that occurred in the six-million-year ascent from Australopithecus to modern human — only we’ll do it in a single human lifetime, or perhaps a matter of years, or maybe even faster than that. What might we become?A panel of futurists join us to discuss the prospects for an expanded and improved definition of humanity. Our Panel Sonia Arrison R. U. Sirius Geroge Dvorsky 01:48:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,World Transformed,Human Augmentation,Humanity TransformedWT2: Humanity TransformedWT2: The Material World Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/07/14/wt2-the-material-world-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/07/14/wt2-the-material-world-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/07/14/wt2-the-material-world-transformedThu, 14 Jul 2011 02:00:00 GMT The digital age has fundamentally transformed humanity's relationship with information. Through the advent of personal computer, Internet, smart phone, and social media technology, we have access to knowledge, to transactions, and to interpersonal communication that far transcends what was possible a few decades ago. The digitization of information has radically transformed almost every aspect of society -- from education to careers, from entertainment to personal relationships, rom child rearing to high finance. And yet the truly radical digital transformation has yet to come. Information was made digital through systems that arrange and precisely order patterns of electrons. What are the implications of coming systems that can can arrange and precisely order patterns of molecules? Nanotechnology promises to migrate the benefits of the digital age from information to material goods. The possibilities raised by this migration are enormous -- both the benefits and risks. The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology says: --- The next Industrial Revolution is right around the corner. Fourth generation nanotechnology — molecular manufacturing — will radically transform the world, and the people, of the early 21st century. Although nanotechnology carries great promise, unwise or malicious use could seriously threaten the survival of the human race. --- A panel of nanotechnology experts outline the opportunities, benefits, and risks that nanotechnology represents. Our panel: Christine Peterson J. Storrs Hall 01:31:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,World Transformed,Nanotechnology,Utility FogWT2: The Material World TransformedWT2: Mortality Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/07/07/wt2-mortality-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/07/07/wt2-mortality-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/07/07/wt2-mortality-transformedThu, 07 Jul 2011 02:00:00 GMT The World Transformed 2, Part 2 Over the ages, humanity has faced its share of adversaries: ignorance, poverty, disease, predation to name just a few. No enemy has been more persistent than our own individual temporal finiteness. Our mortality has been such a relentless foe that many have attempted to make their peace, claiming that the temporary and transitory nature of our existence is what makes it truly meaningful. Death is a part of life, they explain. To which some of us reply: I think not. A panel of life extension experts explore the possibility of radically extending human lifespan. Are there alternatives to mortality as we have known it? Our Panelists: Aubrey de Grey Gregory Benford Maria Konovalenko Terry Grossman01:30:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,World Transformed,Life Extension,SENSWT2: Mortality TransformedWT2: Our Thinking Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/30/wt2-our-thinking-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/30/wt2-our-thinking-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/30/wt2-our-thinking-transformedThu, 30 Jun 2011 02:00:00 GMT The World Transformed 2, Part 1 Some of it is evolutionary, some of it is cultural, and a small portion of it is original to us as individuals. It is our way of thinking. Our thinking is always subject to scrutiny and inspection, but perhaps never more urgently than now. If profound change truly is upon us… …what assumptions must we avoid? …what new ideas must we be ready to embrace? …what cherished “truths” must we be prepared to put away once and for all? Our panel will explore the role that education, imagination, and creativity have to play in coming to grips with a world in a state of transformation. Our Panelists David Brin P.J. Manney Thomas McCabe01:29:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Thinking,Speculist,FastForward Radio,David BrinWT2: Our Thinking TransformedFastForward Radio -- The World Transformed 2 Previewhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/23/fastforward-radio--the-world-transformed-2-previewTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/23/fastforward-radio--the-world-transformed-2-preview/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/23/fastforward-radio--the-world-transformed-2-previewThu, 23 Jun 2011 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon set the stage for The World Transformed 2, beginning next week on FastForward radio. A series of panel discussions and individual interviews dedicated to the major transformations occurring in our world. One major transformation per week. Our Thinking Transformed, June 29 Mortality Transformed, July 6 The Material World Transformed, July 13 Humanity Transformed, July 20 Intelligence Transformed, July 27 Reality Transformed, August 3 Wealth Transformed, August 10 Our Fears Transformed, August 17 The Future Transformed, August 24 Human Destiny Transformed, August 31 01:04:00The World Transformednospeculist,fastforward radio,world transformed,future,optimismFastForward Radio -- The World Transformed 2 PreviewFastForward Radio -- We Are Living in Awesome Times!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/16/fastforward-radio--we-are-living-in-awesome-timesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/16/fastforward-radio--we-are-living-in-awesome-times/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/16/fastforward-radio--we-are-living-in-awesome-timesThu, 16 Jun 2011 02:00:00 GMT Has the news got you down? P.J. Manney, Michael Darling, and Stephen Gordon will talk about why, in spite of our problems, we are living in awesome times!01:01:00The World Transformednoscience,futurism,prediction,singularity,probabilityFastForward Radio -- We Are Living in Awesome Times!WT 1.5 Shaping the Futurehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/14/wt-15-shaping-the-futureTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/14/wt-15-shaping-the-future/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/14/wt-15-shaping-the-futureTue, 14 Jun 2011 02:30:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster concludes his discussion of a 7-step process for making the future happen.00:15:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,WorldTransformed,Future,Apollo ProgramWT 1.5 Shaping the FutureFastForward Radio -- Always in Motion is the Futurehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/09/fastforward-radio--always-in-motion-is-the-futureTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/09/fastforward-radio--always-in-motion-is-the-future/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/09/fastforward-radio--always-in-motion-is-the-futureThu, 09 Jun 2011 02:00:00 GMT P.J. Manney and Michael Darling join Stephen Gordon to discuss how our futures change from year-to-year, month-to-month, and even day-to-day. Have a great vision of the future today? Great. It will be a past-future by tomorrow. So is there any point to futurism?01:05:00The World Transformednofuture,futurism,prediction,uncertainty,probabilityFastForward Radio -- Always in Motion is the FutureFastForward Radio -- Why the Optimism?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/02/fastforward-radio--why-the-optimismTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/02/fastforward-radio--why-the-optimism/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/06/02/fastforward-radio--why-the-optimismThu, 02 Jun 2011 02:00:00 GMT Phil and Stephen welcome guests / co-hosts PJ Manney and Michael Darling for a roundtable discussion of what there is to be optimistic about. Each panelist will provide three options. Listen in and compare with your own answers!01:02:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Future,Optimism,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Why the Optimism?Wt 1.5 More on Choosing the Futurehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/29/wt-15-more-on-choosing-the-futureTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/29/wt-15-more-on-choosing-the-future/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/29/wt-15-more-on-choosing-the-futureSun, 29 May 2011 03:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster continues his discussion on how the actions we take can shape both our present and our future.00:15:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,World Transformed,FastForward Radio,Future,Practical Time TravelWt 1.5 More on Choosing the FutureFastorward Radio -- The Future Is Nowhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/26/fastorward-radio--the-future-is-nowTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/26/fastorward-radio--the-future-is-now/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/26/fastorward-radio--the-future-is-nowThu, 26 May 2011 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon demonstrate that the future we've been lookin for just might be happening right now.01:03:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,Future,Technology,OptimismFastorward Radio -- The Future Is NowWT 1.5 The Future We Choosehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/22/wt-15-the-future-we-chooseTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/22/wt-15-the-future-we-choose/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/22/wt-15-the-future-we-chooseSun, 22 May 2011 03:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster continues his series of programs bridging the gap between the original World Transformed and the World Transformed 2. This week he discusses the role we play in selecting the future both for ourselves and for the world at large.00:15:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,World Transformed,Future,OptimismWT 1.5 The Future We ChooseFastForward Radio -- Games and Educationhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/19/fastforward-radio--games-and-educationTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/19/fastforward-radio--games-and-education/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/19/fastforward-radio--games-and-educationThu, 19 May 2011 02:00:00 GMT The Internet is fundamentally transforming education. Games are fundamentally transforming...everything. Are we heading for a future that's all about learning and playing? If so, is that a good thing?01:00:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Games,Education,World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Games and EducationWt 1.5 Questions for a World Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/15/wt-15-questions-for-a-world-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/15/wt-15-questions-for-a-world-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/15/wt-15-questions-for-a-world-transformedSun, 15 May 2011 03:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster outlines the questions that will guide discussions in the upcoming special series, The World Transformed 2.00:15:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,World Trasnformed,Future,SingularityWt 1.5 Questions for a World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Practical Time Travel 2011http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/12/fastforward-radio--practical-time-travel-2011Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/12/fastforward-radio--practical-time-travel-2011/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/12/fastforward-radio--practical-time-travel-2011Thu, 12 May 2011 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explain an approach to time travel that really works and that we can all use.01:06:00The World Transformednospeculist,fastforward radio,time travel,future,phil BowermasterFastForward Radio -- Practical Time Travel 2011WT 1.5 -- More on Designing Our Own Worldhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/08/wt-15--more-on-designing-our-own-worldTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/08/wt-15--more-on-designing-our-own-world/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/08/wt-15--more-on-designing-our-own-worldSun, 08 May 2011 03:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster continues his discussion of how the transformations that are occurring are turning our world into one that we can design ourselves.00:22:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,WorldTransformed,Speculist,Designer World,FutureWT 1.5 -- More on Designing Our Own WorldFastForward Radio -- Grab Your Futurehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/05/fastforward-radio--grab-your-futureTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/05/fastforward-radio--grab-your-future/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/05/fastforward-radio--grab-your-futureThu, 05 May 2011 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss various developments that are bringing the future sharply into focus.01:02:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Future,Optimism,SingularityFastForward Radio -- Grab Your FutureFastForward Archives #24 -- with Guest Michael Anissimovhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/03/fastforward-archives-24--with-guest-michael-anissimovTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/03/fastforward-archives-24--with-guest-michael-anissimov/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/03/fastforward-archives-24--with-guest-michael-anissimovTue, 03 May 2011 02:00:00 GMT Michael Anissimov's first appearance on FastForward radio -- originally aired March 16 2008.01:12:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Future,AI,Michael AnissimovFastForward Archives #24 -- with Guest Michael AnissimovWT 1.5 The World We Designhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/01/wt-15-the-world-we-designTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/01/wt-15-the-world-we-design/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/05/01/wt-15-the-world-we-designSun, 01 May 2011 03:00:00 GMT The world may or may not be a construction drawn from a design, but going forward it can be. If the world is ours to make, what design should we use? 00:34:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,The World Transformed,Speculist,Future,Simulation HypothesisWT 1.5 The World We DesignFastForward Radio -- What if the Humans Take Over?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/28/fastforward-radio--what-if-the-humans-take-overTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/28/fastforward-radio--what-if-the-humans-take-over/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/28/fastforward-radio--what-if-the-humans-take-overThu, 28 Apr 2011 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss thorium nuclear reactors, the solar singularity, and the possibility that the planet might be taken over by...human beings. PLUS: An update on the World Transformed 2!01:02:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,World Transformed,Thorium,Solar SingularityFastForward Radio -- What if the Humans Take Over?FastForward Archives #23 -- with Guest Ben Goertzelhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/26/fastforward-archives-23--with-guest-ben-goertzelTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/26/fastforward-archives-23--with-guest-ben-goertzel/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/26/fastforward-archives-23--with-guest-ben-goertzelTue, 26 Apr 2011 02:00:00 GMT Guest-host PJ manney joins Stephen Gordon in interviewing artificial intelligence researcher Ben Goertzel. What steps are required to develop a true artificial general intelligence?01:09:00The World TransformednoBen Goertzel,Novamente,AGI,FastForward Radio,SpeculistFastForward Archives #23 -- with Guest Ben GoertzelFastForward Radio -- David Asprey on the Upgraded Selfhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/21/fastforward-radio--david-asprey-on-the-upgraded-selfTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/21/fastforward-radio--david-asprey-on-the-upgraded-self/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/21/fastforward-radio--david-asprey-on-the-upgraded-selfThu, 21 Apr 2011 02:00:00 GMT David Asprey joins us to discuss the talk he gave ast the recent BIL conference: The Upgraded Self: Top 6 Biohacks to Upgrade Your Body and Mind. Video available here: http://vimeo.com/20870484 About Our Guest: Dave Asprey is a NY Times-published Silicon Valley biohacker, entrepreneur, senior executive, and angel investor who spent 15 years and $250,000 hacking his own biology to gain an unfair advantage in business and life. He upgraded his brain by more than 12 IQ points, lost 100lbs, got ripped without exercise, learned to sleep less than 5 hours per night, and became an expert in mental performance, setting his career on fire. He's the author of an upcoming book (2011, Wiley) titled "The Better Baby Book," about how to have higher IQ, healthier babies by modifying nutrition, stress, and toxins during pregnancy. Dave is President & Chairman of Smart Life Forum, an 18 year old anti-aging nonprofit education group that's featured more than 100 of the top researchers in health and nutrition in its monthly meetings. Dave blogs about how to be a higher performance human and entrepreneur on www.bulletproofexecutive.com.01:35:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Future,Human Upgrades,transhumanismFastForward Radio -- David Asprey on the Upgraded SelfFastForward Archives #22 -- Many Uses for AIhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/19/fastforward-archives-22--many-uses-for-aiTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/19/fastforward-archives-22--many-uses-for-ai/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/19/fastforward-archives-22--many-uses-for-aiTue, 19 Apr 2011 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk about self-driving cars, armed robots, and cut throat hedge fund expert systems. All examples of Artificial Intelligence. Originally aired March 2, 200801:06:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Future,Artificial Intelligence,RoboticsFastForward Archives #22 -- Many Uses for AIWt 1.5 the Age of the Impossiblehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/17/wt-15-the-age-of-the-impossibleTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/17/wt-15-the-age-of-the-impossible/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/17/wt-15-the-age-of-the-impossibleSun, 17 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster continues his discussion of the major transformations the world is currently undergoing. This week -- how do we make the impossible happen?00:15:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,World Transformed,Impossible,PossibleWt 1.5 the Age of the ImpossibleFastForward Radio -- The Age of Empathyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/14/the-age-of-empathyTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/14/the-age-of-empathy/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/14/the-age-of-empathyThu, 14 Apr 2011 02:00:00 GMT Guest PJ Manney joins Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon in a discussion of how empathy may prove a critical factor in determining what sort of future we experience. Topics include: What to make of recent findings concerning the physiological nature of empahty Why empathy exists in so many animals, including humans Why as the world becomes more complex, we may need it more and more Empathy and Geek Culture -- there hope?01:04:00The World Transformednostuff,science,fun,PJ manney,cripesFastForward Radio -- The Age of EmpathyFastForward Archives #21 Oscar Specialhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/12/fastforward-archives-21-oscar-specialTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/12/fastforward-archives-21-oscar-special/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/12/fastforward-archives-21-oscar-specialTue, 12 Apr 2011 02:30:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the Academy Awards with special guest PJ Manney -- plus, Michael Darling on the VW Golf Diesel Hybrid. originally aired february 24, 2008.01:11:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,Future,Oscars,PJ ManneyFastForward Archives #21 Oscar SpecialWT 1.5 The Age of the Possiblehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/10/wt-15-the-age-of-the-possibleTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/10/wt-15-the-age-of-the-possible/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/10/wt-15-the-age-of-the-possibleSun, 10 Apr 2011 03:00:00 GMTPhil continues his discussion of the transformations we are witnessing. In a world so radically changed, what truly lies outside the realm of the possible?00:16:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,World Transformed,Optimism,FutureWT 1.5 The Age of the PossibleFastForward Radio -- the Critical Questionshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/07/fastforward-radio--the-critical-questionsTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/07/fastforward-radio--the-critical-questions/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/07/fastforward-radio--the-critical-questionsThu, 07 Apr 2011 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the critical questions that must be answered if we are to make the most of the opportunities that the future represents.01:02:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,Questions,World Transformed,OptimismFastForward Radio -- the Critical QuestionsFastForward Archives #20 -- Facing the Riskshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/05/fastforward-archives--facing-the-risksTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/05/fastforward-archives--facing-the-risks/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/05/fastforward-archives--facing-the-risksTue, 05 Apr 2011 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon take an optimistic look at the risks we face personally and the risks we face as a civilization. First aired February 10, 2008.01:06:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Future,Optimism,Existential RiskFastForward Archives #20 -- Facing the RisksWT 1.5 A Science Fiction Worldhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/03/wt-15-a-science-fiction-worldTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/03/wt-15-a-science-fiction-world/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/04/03/wt-15-a-science-fiction-worldSun, 03 Apr 2011 03:00:00 GMTContinuing the discussion from last week, Phil Bowermaster explains how science fiction is the sequel to history. And we're now living in a science fiction world.00:28:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,World Transformed,Future,OptimismWT 1.5 A Science Fiction WorldFastForward Radio -- Tobias Buckell and the Future of Publishinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/31/fastforward-radio--tobias-buckell-and-the-future-of-publishingTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/31/fastforward-radio--tobias-buckell-and-the-future-of-publishing/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/31/fastforward-radio--tobias-buckell-and-the-future-of-publishingThu, 31 Mar 2011 02:00:00 GMTOur good friend science fiction author Tobias Buckell returns to FastForward Radio to discuss his latest project and talk about the future of publishing.01:09:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,World Transformed,Tobias Buckell,FutureFastForward Radio -- Tobias Buckell and the Future of PublishingFastForward Archives #19 -- Superbowl Specialhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/29/fastforward-archives-19--superbowl-specialTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/29/fastforward-archives-19--superbowl-special/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/29/fastforward-archives-19--superbowl-specialTue, 29 Mar 2011 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster, Stephen Gordon, and Michael Darling try out a bunch of "special feature" ideas intended to compete with the SuperBowl. First aired February 3, 2008.Original Description:
It's Super Speculist Sunday at FastForward Radio! Michael Darling is bringing us "The M Report." Phil Bowermaster's got a new "Tales of the Paranormal" and a new segment called "Astounding Science Facts." Stephen Gordon is covering "Fun Tech!" Join us! 01:26:00The World TransformednoSpeculist,FastForward Radio,Tales of the Paranormal,Astounding Science Facts,FutureFastForward Archives #19 -- Superbowl SpecialWT 1.5 -- The Make It Yourself Worldhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/27/wt-15--the-make-it-yourself-worldTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/27/wt-15--the-make-it-yourself-world/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/27/wt-15--the-make-it-yourself-worldSun, 27 Mar 2011 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster talks about emerging technologies that put the power of production into the hands of each of us, and how far those technologies may take us.00:29:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,FastForward Radio,Speculist,nanotechnology,replicatorWT 1.5 -- The Make It Yourself WorldFastForward Radio -- BIL Recaphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/24/fastforward-radio--bil-recapTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/24/fastforward-radio--bil-recap/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/24/fastforward-radio--bil-recapThu, 24 Mar 2011 02:00:00 GMTIt's been called the "poor man's TED," although it describes itself as "an ad-hoc participant powered unconference."
It is the BIL conference; the most recent one occurred March 5-6 on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. A panel of four BIL insiders join us to discuss the conference:
Simone Syed
Alexis Bright
Cody Marx Bailey
Reichart Von Wolfsheild01:06:00The World TransformednoBIL,FastForward Radio,Speculist,TED,FutureFastForward Radio -- BIL RecapFastForward Archives #18 -- Tyler Emerson and PJ Manneyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/22/fastforward-archives-18--tyler-emerson-and-pj-manneyTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/22/fastforward-archives-18--tyler-emerson-and-pj-manney/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/22/fastforward-archives-18--tyler-emerson-and-pj-manneyTue, 22 Mar 2011 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome Tyler Emerson and PJ Manney to discuss the World Transhumanist Society. Originally aired January 27 2008.
Original description:
This show was a transhumanist round table with Tyler Emerson, PJ Manney, Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon. What is a transhumanist? What do they hope to accomplish? What are the risks? 01:37:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,PJ Manney,Tyler Emerson,Humanity PlusFastForward Archives #18 -- Tyler Emerson and PJ ManneyWT 1.5 -- Next Stepshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/20/wt-15--next-stepsTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/20/wt-15--next-steps/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/20/wt-15--next-stepsSun, 20 Mar 2011 03:00:00 GMTIn an expanded edition of the World Transformed 1.5, Phil Bowermaster talks about the next steps humanity will likely take in transforming the world. What is the ultimate destiny of humanity?00:40:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,World Transformed,Singularity,FutureWT 1.5 -- Next StepsFastForward Radio -- The Future of Facebookhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/17/fastforward-radio--the-future-of-facebookTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/17/fastforward-radio--the-future-of-facebook/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/17/fastforward-radio--the-future-of-facebookThu, 17 Mar 2011 02:00:00 GMTFuturists Alvis Brigis and Vanessa Meimis join Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to discuss the Future of Facebook. Is Facebook destined to be the next Google or the next AOL?
PLUS -- The scoop on Open Foresight.
About our guests
Alvis Brigis is writer, video producer and social media entrepreneur focused on the human side of accelerating change. He's worked extensively in reality and documentary television, co-founded future portal MemeBox.com and serves on the board of the Acceleration Studies Foundation. Alvis blogs about the presnet day "human creativity explosion", which he sees as an autocatalytic component of broader acceleration, and near-term social change at socialnode.com.
Venessa Miemis is a futurist and digital ethnographer, researching what is happening at the intersection of technology, communication, and culture and how we're impacted as a society, and what that means for the future. She has recently completed a Masters in Media Studies at the New School in NYC. 01:03:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Facebook,Open Foresight,Alvis BrigisFastForward Radio -- The Future of FacebookFastForward Archives #17 -- Star Trek Techhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/15/fastforward-archives-17--star-trek-techTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/15/fastforward-archives-17--star-trek-tech/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/15/fastforward-archives-17--star-trek-techTue, 15 Mar 2011 02:00:00 GMTIn this show from January 20, 2008, Stephen Gordon and Michael Darling discuss technologies from Star Trek that have shown up or are likely to show up in real life.01:08:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Future,Star Trek,SingularityFastForward Archives #17 -- Star Trek TechWT 1.5 -- The Technological Singularityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/14/wt-15--the-technological-singularityTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/14/wt-15--the-technological-singularity/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/14/wt-15--the-technological-singularityMon, 14 Mar 2011 03:00:00 GMTTHIS WEEK ONLY -- World Transformed 1.5 on Sunday Evening
Phil Bowermaster continues working through the major topics of the World Transformed. This week, arguably the greatest transformation of them all -- the emergence of greater-than-human intelligence and the (literally) unimaginable future that follows.00:29:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,World Transformed,Speculist,Singularity,FutureWT 1.5 -- The Technological SingularityFastForward Radio -- Transcendent Manhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/10/fastforward-radio--transcendent-manTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/10/fastforward-radio--transcendent-man/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/10/fastforward-radio--transcendent-manThu, 10 Mar 2011 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the new documentary about Ray Kurzweil -- Transcendent Man -- with filmmaker Barry Ptolemy. Futurists PJ Manney and Natasha Vita-More also join the discussion.
About our guest:
At age 12, Barry Ptolemy was first inspired to create films by Steven Spielberg on the set of E.T., The Extra Terrestrial, where he worked and studied closely alongside the director for the duration of the production. After attending USC film school, Barry went on to direct and produce dozens of award-winning commercials and films. In 2006, his interest in the sciences led him to read Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity is Near, upon which his first feature, Transcendent Man, is based. He also recently directed the commercial "We Are The World 25 For Haiti" with Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones, which aired during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremonies. Barry was recently hailed as one of the new "power directors" by Los Angeles Confidential Magazine. He lives in Southern California with his wife and their two children. 01:28:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Ray Kurzweil,Transcendent Man,Barry PtolemyFastForward Radio -- Transcendent ManFastForward Archives #16 -- the $2500 Carhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/08/fastforward-archives-16--the-2500-carTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/08/fastforward-archives-16--the-2500-car/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/08/fastforward-archives-16--the-2500-carTue, 08 Mar 2011 03:00:00 GMTFirst aired January 13, 2008, this show includes a grab-bag of future-related topics, with an emphasis on energy and transportation.01:10:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Energy,Transportation,FutureFastForward Archives #16 -- the $2500 CarWT 1.5 -- Risks, Dystopia, and the Singularityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/06/wt-15--risks-dystopia-and-the-singularityTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/06/wt-15--risks-dystopia-and-the-singularity/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/06/wt-15--risks-dystopia-and-the-singularitySun, 06 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster continues to explore the major transformations occurring in our world -- this week focusing on how things might go wrong, and how wrong they might go.00:27:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,World Transformed,Dystopia,SingularityWT 1.5 -- Risks, Dystopia, and the SingularityFastForward Radio -- The Future We makehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/03/fastforward-radio--the-future-we-makeTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/03/fastforward-radio--the-future-we-make/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/03/fastforward-radio--the-future-we-makeThu, 03 Mar 2011 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss futurism as advocacy. What happens when we stop trying just to predict the future and start trying to make it happen?01:02:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Futurism,Advocacy,IdeologyFastForward Radio -- The Future We makeFastForward Archives #15 -- Tobias Buckell on Creating the Futurehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/01/fastforward-archives-15--tobias-buckell-on-creating-the-futureTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/01/fastforward-archives-15--tobias-buckell-on-creating-the-future/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/03/01/fastforward-archives-15--tobias-buckell-on-creating-the-futureTue, 01 Mar 2011 03:00:00 GMTIn this show, which first aired January 6, 2008 Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome popular author Tobias Buckell back to FastForward Radio, discussing the common ground between futurists and science fiction writers.01:21:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,technology,Optimism,Tobias BuckellFastForward Archives #15 -- Tobias Buckell on Creating the FutureWT 1.5 -- Rethinking Personality; Rethinking Abundancehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/27/wt-15--rethinking-personality-rethinking-abundanceTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/27/wt-15--rethinking-personality-rethinking-abundance/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/27/wt-15--rethinking-personality-rethinking-abundanceSun, 27 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster continues to discuss the amazing transformations facing our world. In this edition, he discusses how technology can provide unprecedented material abundance and how our ideas of what the real world world is, and even we are, may be subject to significant revision.00:33:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,World Transformed,Abundance,SimulationWT 1.5 -- Rethinking Personality; Rethinking AbundanceFastForward Radio -- The Singularity Networkhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/24/fastforward-radio--the-singularity-networkTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/24/fastforward-radio--the-singularity-network/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/24/fastforward-radio--the-singularity-networkThu, 24 Feb 2011 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome Jean-Sebastien B. Miousse, founder of the Singularity Network to talk about the relationship between and accelerating technological and societal change.01:02:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Jean-Sebastien Miousse,Singularity,Singularity NetworkFastForward Radio -- The Singularity NetworkFastForward Archives #14 -- 2007 in Reviewhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/22/fastforward-archives-14--2007-in-reviewTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/22/fastforward-archives-14--2007-in-review/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/22/fastforward-archives-14--2007-in-reviewTue, 22 Feb 2011 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster, Stephen Gordon, and PJ Manney recap 2007 and make their predictions for 2008. Tune in and see who got it right.01:31:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Future,2007,2008FastForward Archives #14 -- 2007 in ReviewWT 1.5 -- Rethinking Humanity; Rethinking Intelligencehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/20/wt-15--rethinking-humanity-rethinking-intelligenceTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/20/wt-15--rethinking-humanity-rethinking-intelligence/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/20/wt-15--rethinking-humanity-rethinking-intelligenceSun, 20 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster continues his series of brief podcasts bridging the gap between the World Transformed and the World Transformed 2. This week, we explore changes to the human architecture and the emergence of true intelligence in machines00:15:00The World TransformednoWorld Transformed,Speculist,FastForward Radio,Future,Artificial IntelligenceWT 1.5 -- Rethinking Humanity; Rethinking IntelligenceFastForward Radio -- Better Living Through Gadgetshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/17/fastforward-radio--better-living-through-gadgetsTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/17/fastforward-radio--better-living-through-gadgets/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/17/fastforward-radio--better-living-through-gadgetsThu, 17 Feb 2011 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk about universal translators, artificial leaves, 3-D printers, and other astounding gadgets that are making our world a different -- and better -- place.01:02:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Gadget,3-D Printer,Universal TranslatorFastForward Radio -- Better Living Through GadgetsFastForward Archives #13 -- with James Hugheshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/15/fastforward-archives-13--with-james-hughesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/15/fastforward-archives-13--with-james-hughes/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/15/fastforward-archives-13--with-james-hughesTue, 15 Feb 2011 03:00:00 GMTFirst aired December 23, 2007. Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon chat with author and futurist Dr. James Hughes. about his association with the World Transhumanist Association and his book Citizen Cyborg. 01:11:00The World Transformednofuturism,FastForward Radio,Speculist,James Hughes,Change Surfer RadioFastForward Archives #13 -- with James HughesWT 1.5 -- Ideas Towards the World Transformed 2http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/13/wt-15--ideas-towards-the-world-transformed-2Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/13/wt-15--ideas-towards-the-world-transformed-2/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/13/wt-15--ideas-towards-the-world-transformed-2Sun, 13 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMTHaving completed our rebroadcast of the original World Transformed, and in preparation for the World Transformed 2 coming up later this year, Phil Bowermaster begins a series of short podcasts exploring what life will be like in a world utterly different from the one we live in today. 00:14:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,World Transformed,Optimism,FutureWT 1.5 -- Ideas Towards the World Transformed 2FastForward Radio -- Cars for the Blind http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/10/fastforward-radio--cars-for-the-blindTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/10/fastforward-radio--cars-for-the-blind/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/10/fastforward-radio--cars-for-the-blindThu, 10 Feb 2011 03:00:00 GMT...and other unlikely scenarios.
Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss improbable- and implausible-sounding scenarios that just might pan out.01:02:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Unlikely Scenarios,Improbable Scenarios,Implausible ScenariosFastForward Radio -- Cars for the Blind FastForward Archives #12 -- with Pearl Chinhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/08/fastforward-archives-12--with-pearl-chinTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/08/fastforward-archives-12--with-pearl-chin/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/08/fastforward-archives-12--with-pearl-chinTue, 08 Feb 2011 03:00:00 GMTIn this edition, which first aired December 16, 2007, Phil and Stephen are joined by co-host PJ Manney (her first appearance on the show in that role) and special guest Pearl Chin who was at that time president of the Foresight Institute. Not surprisingly, some discussion of nanotechnology ensues.01:48:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,nanotechnology,PJ Manney,Pearl chinFastForward Archives #12 -- with Pearl ChinWT Archives: The World Transformed Recaphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/06/wt-archives-the-world-transformed-recapTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/06/wt-archives-the-world-transformed-recap/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/06/wt-archives-the-world-transformed-recapSun, 06 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMTThis program originally aired Septmeber 8, 2009. Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review their epic 11-week, 10-part series, The World Transformed.
Original Description:
Futurists Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review the transformations that are changing our world:
Our Thinking Transformed: Imagination, Creativity, and a World Transformed
The End of Aging and the Coming Era of Indefinite Lifespan
The Nanotech Revolution
Risks, Dystopia, and Unsettling Futures
Reworking the Human Architecture
Achieving Friendly Artificial Intelligence
Virtual Worlds and Personality Uploading
The End of Scarcity and the Age of Abundance
The Technological Singularity
Acceleration, Convergence, and Human Destiny
02:29:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,World Transformed,Future,OptimismWT Archives: The World Transformed RecapFastForward Radio -- with Science Comedian Brian Malowhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/03/fastforward-radio--with-science-comedian-brian-malowTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/03/fastforward-radio--with-science-comedian-brian-malow/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/03/fastforward-radio--with-science-comedian-brian-malowThu, 03 Feb 2011 03:00:00 GMTBrian Malow joins Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon for a quick chat about some upcoming appearances he'll be making. (We are hoping to line him up for a full hour in the near future.)
PLUS
A potpourri of future-related goodness. 01:04:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,Brian Malow,Comedy,FutureFastForward Radio -- with Science Comedian Brian MalowFastForward Archives #11 -- with Dr. Robert Zubrinhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/01/fastforward-archives-11--with-dr-robert-zubrinTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/01/fastforward-archives-11--with-dr-robert-zubrin/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/02/01/fastforward-archives-11--with-dr-robert-zubrinTue, 01 Feb 2011 03:00:00 GMTThis programs was originally aired December 12, 2007. Phil Bowermaster and Mike Sargent interview Dr. Robert Zubrin, former NASA scientist and developer of the proposed Mars Direct program -- Zubrin's plan for getting a manned mission to Mars (and beginning the process of settling the red planet) on the cheap.
Zubrin talks about Mars as well as his book Energy Victory in which he outlines a plan for using biofuels to end America's dependence on foreign oil.01:09:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Zubrin,Mars,Energy,FutureFastForward Archives #11 -- with Dr. Robert ZubrinWT Archives: More on Acceleration, Convergence, and Human Destinyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/30/wt-archives-more-on-acceleration-convergence-and-hTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/30/wt-archives-more-on-acceleration-convergence-and-h/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/30/wt-archives-more-on-acceleration-convergence-and-hSun, 30 Jan 2011 04:00:00 GMTThis program, which first aired September 1, 2009, is the conclusion of the original World Transformed series. A recap show will follow next week.
Original Description
The World Transformed, Part 10 (B)
Our landmark 10-part series concludes with an exploration of two key driving forces behind the amazing era of transformation in which we find ourselves: acceleration and convergence. Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome futurist John Smart to discuss how these forces are shaping the future of humanity, and what our ultimate destiny might be.
About our guest:
John Smart is a futures scholar and systems theorist who studies science and technological culture with an emphasis on accelerating change, evolutionary development, computational autonomy (human-independent machine learning) and the technological singularity. He is the founder and president of the Acceleration Studies Foundation.
This special 3-hour edition of FastForward Radio is presented in two parts. if you missed it, the earlier segment can be found here.01:36:00The World Transformednoconvergence,acceleration,human destiny,John Smart,FastForward RadioWT Archives: More on Acceleration, Convergence, and Human DestinyFastForward Radio -- Dude, You're Harshing my Mellow!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/27/fastforward-radio--dude-youre-harshing-my-mellowTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/27/fastforward-radio--dude-youre-harshing-my-mellow/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/27/fastforward-radio--dude-youre-harshing-my-mellowThu, 27 Jan 2011 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome futurists Michael Anissimov and PJ Manney to discuss the importance of bleak scenarios for the future, even in the face of criticism that one is being "too negative." Maybe being an optimist isn't enough -- maybe the important thing is what KIND of optimist you are. 01:02:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Speculist,PJ Manney,Michael Anissimov,OptimismFastForward Radio -- Dude, You're Harshing my Mellow!FastForward Archives #10 -- with Guest PJ Manneyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/25/fastforward-archives-10--with-guest-pj-manneyTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/25/fastforward-archives-10--with-guest-pj-manney/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/25/fastforward-archives-10--with-guest-pj-manneyTue, 25 Jan 2011 03:00:00 GMTThis program, which first aired December 2, 2007, is the first ever appearance of our good friend P J Manney on FastForward Radio. This is a fun, but serious, discussion of the importance of empathy and the role of geeks in making the future happen.
Original Description
Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome author and futurist PJ Manney to the show. PJ is a novelist who also wrote screenplays for the Hercules and Xena shows. And she's an opinionated and thoughtful futurist. Don't miss it! 01:14:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,PJ Manney,Speculist,Optimism,EmpathyFastForward Archives #10 -- with Guest PJ ManneyWT Archives: Acceleration, Convergence, and Human Destinyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/23/wt-archives-acceleration-convergence-and-human-desTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/23/wt-archives-acceleration-convergence-and-human-des/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/23/wt-archives-acceleration-convergence-and-human-desSun, 23 Jan 2011 03:00:00 GMTThis program, which first aired August 25, 2009 features part 1 of our interview with futurist John Smart.
Original Description
The World Transformed, Part 10
Our landmark 10-part series concludes with an exploration of two key driving forces behind the amazing era of transformation in which we find ourselves: acceleration and convergence. Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome futurist John Smart to discuss how these forces are shaping the future of humanity, and what our ultimate destiny might be.
About our guest:
John Smart is a futures scholar and systems theorist who studies science and technological culture with an emphasis on accelerating change, evolutionary development, computational autonomy (human-independent machine learning) and the technological singularity. He is the founder and president of the Acceleration Studies Foundation.
01:34:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,John Smart,Acceleration,Convergence,Human DestinyWT Archives: Acceleration, Convergence, and Human DestinyFastForward Radio - "The Grand Design"http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/20/fastforward-radio--the-grand-design-1Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/20/fastforward-radio--the-grand-design-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/20/fastforward-radio--the-grand-design-1Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:00:00 GMTPhil and Stephen discuss Stephen Hawking's book, The Grand Design. Does Hawking finally explain everything about everything? (High time someone did!) Does this book disprove the existence of God?
Plus, what is the Speculist view on whether or not our universe is the product of a "design?"
Tune in and find out!01:02:00The World TransformednoHawking,Science,Physics,Universe,GodFastForward Radio - "The Grand Design"FastForward Archives #9 -- with Dave Gobelhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/19/fastforward-archives-9--with-dave-gobelTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/19/fastforward-archives-9--with-dave-gobel/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/19/fastforward-archives-9--with-dave-gobelWed, 19 Jan 2011 03:00:00 GMTThis show as first broadcast November 25, 2007. It features an interview with Methuselah Mouse Prize co-founder Dave Gobel.
Original Description
Phil and Stephen are back with an interview of Dave Gobel. Dave cofounded with Aubrey de Grey the Methuselah Mouse Prize - a prize for proving life extension technologies in mice. This interview explains why developing life extension matters more, fundamentally, that almost anything else we can put our efforts into.01:20:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Dave Gobel,Methuselah Mouse Prize,Aubrey de Grey,SpeculistFastForward Archives #9 -- with Dave GobelWT Archives: The Technological Singularityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/16/wt-archives-the-technological-singularityTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/16/wt-archives-the-technological-singularity/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/16/wt-archives-the-technological-singularitySun, 16 Jan 2011 04:00:00 GMTRay Kurzweil on FastForward RadioOriginally broadcast August 18, 2009, this edition of The World Transformed features best-selling author and world-renowned inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil.
Original description:
The World Transformed, Part 9
What is the Singularity? Is it the biggest transformation of all or wishful thinking on the part of nerds looking to have their very own "geek rapture?"
Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome futurist and entrepreneur Ray Kurzweil to discuss how accelerating technological change will soon alter our world beyond recognition...and why that's a good thing!
Ray Kurzweil has been described as “the restless genius” by the Wall Street Journal, and “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes magazine. Inc. magazine ranked him #8 among entrepreneurs in the United States, calling him the “rightful heir to Thomas Edison.” He is a man who wears many hats -- businessman, inventor, artist, visionary, and bestselling author. With his book The Singularity Is Near he has probably done more than anyone else to alert the the public as to the amazing period of transformation in which we now live.02:11:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,World Transformed,Kurzweil,Acceleration,SingularityWT Archives: The Technological SingularityGive Me the Bad News Firsthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/13/give-me-the-bad-news-firstTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/13/give-me-the-bad-news-first/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/13/give-me-the-bad-news-firstThu, 13 Jan 2011 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the sometimes odd relationship between good news and bad news, with examples from the economy, technology, family life, and FastForward Radio. PLUS: the 10 diseases that will be treatable within the next 20 years. 01:01:00The World Transformednooptimism,pessimism,FastForward Radio,good news,bad newsGive Me the Bad News FirstWT Archives: The End of Scarcity and the Age of Abundancehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/09/wt-archives-the-end-of-scarcity-and-the-age-of-abuTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/09/wt-archives-the-end-of-scarcity-and-the-age-of-abu/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/09/wt-archives-the-end-of-scarcity-and-the-age-of-abuSun, 09 Jan 2011 04:00:00 GMTPart 8 of The World Transformed features an exploration of how massive technological change can bring about a new kind of economy. Original Description
The World Transformed, Part 8
What would life be like in a world without poverty? How about a world in which everyone is, essentially, rich? The answer may be just around the corner.
Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome a panel of futurists to discuss how the end of scarcity will revolutionize society, the economy, and life as we know it.
About Our Guests
Paul Fernhout writes essays about future-oriented themes (including Post-Scarcity Princeton and The Lion and the Butterfly), does free and open source software development, and shares homeschooling duties with his wife, Cynthia Kurtz.
Joseph Jackson is a philosopher and social entrepreneur. A graduate of Harvard College AB (Government 2004) and the London School of Economics Msc (Philosophy of Science 2005), he leads the Network for Open Scientific Innovation, a 501(c)3 organization seeking to promote the emergence of Open Source models in the life sciences.
Sally Morem writes essays on science, science fiction, political philosophy,
and the future of technology, including The
Problems with Linear Projections of the Future, Yes,
the World is Round, Nanotechnology
Explained, and The
Magic Universe of George Lucas.
02:02:00The World TransformednoScarcity,Abundance,Economic Singularity,FastForward Radio,World TransformedWT Archives: The End of Scarcity and the Age of AbundanceFastForward Radio -- Everything in an Instanthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/06/fastforward-radio--everything-in-an-instantTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/06/fastforward-radio--everything-in-an-instant/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/06/fastforward-radio--everything-in-an-instantThu, 06 Jan 2011 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the rapid access to information and communication which make this the age of instant everything -- instant success, instant failure, instant expertise, instant cliches, and much more.01:04:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Future,Optimism,Web Culture,Instant EverythingFastForward Radio -- Everything in an InstantFastForward Archives #8 -- Brian Wang on Human Enhancementhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/04/fastforward-archives-8--brian-wang-on-human-enhancTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/04/fastforward-archives-8--brian-wang-on-human-enhanc/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/04/fastforward-archives-8--brian-wang-on-human-enhancTue, 04 Jan 2011 03:00:00 GMTThis program first aired November 18, 2007. Brian Wang's first appearance on FastForward Radio!
Original description:
Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome nanotechnologist Brian Wang to the show. We talked about the crappy beta versions of human enhancement that some people are experimenting with today, often to their detriment. When will better enhancements be available? Click here for the show notes. If the link doesn't work, click "More" below and try the link again.01:06:00The World TransformednoBrian Wang,FastForward Radio,Future,Optimism,NanotechnologyFastForward Archives #8 -- Brian Wang on Human EnhancementWT Archives: Virtual Worlds and the Future of Personalityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/02/wt-archives-virtual-worlds-and-the-future-of-persoTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/02/wt-archives-virtual-worlds-and-the-future-of-perso/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2011/01/02/wt-archives-virtual-worlds-and-the-future-of-persoSun, 02 Jan 2011 04:00:00 GMTFirst broadcast 8/4/2009. Original Description:
The World Transformed, Part 7
Are we living in the Matrix? Assuming we're not, are there reasons why we might want to live there?
Phil and Stephen welcome a distinguished panel to discuss our future in virtual worlds, our future virtual selves, and the Simulation Hypothesis, which argues that we may already be living in a computer simulation.
About Our Guests
Dr. Bruce Katz is a
leading thinker and researcher in the field of artificial intelligence.
He is the Chief AI
Scientist at ColdLight
Solutions and the author of Neuroengineering
the Future: Virtual Minds and the Creation of Immortality.
Michael Anissimov is a science/technology writer and consultant. He is the creative force behind one of the leading futurist blogs, Accelerating Future. He is a co-founder of the Immortality Institute, the Media Director for the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and the Fundraising Director for North America for the Lifeboat Foundation.
Greg Campbell is an Intel alumnus and veteran of several Internet startups. He is an information technology consultant, virtual worlds researcher, and contributing editor to h+ Magazine, where he writes under the name Surfdaddy Orca. recent articles related to the show's topic include
Brain on a Chip and Games that Design Themselves.
01:36:00The World TransformednoVirtual Reality,Simulation Hypothesis,Consciousness,Artificial Intelligence,FastForward RadioWT Archives: Virtual Worlds and the Future of PersonalityFastForward Radio -- The Year in the Future, Part 2http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/30/fastforward-radio--the-year-in-the-future-part-2Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/30/fastforward-radio--the-year-in-the-future-part-2/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/30/fastforward-radio--the-year-in-the-future-part-2Thu, 30 Dec 2010 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon continue their review of the year 2010 and make predictions for the year 2011...and beyond. As with lastr week's show they refer to items from Pop-Sci's weekly feature, The Week in the Future as well as items from Pop-Sci's 100 Innovations of 2010 to identify major Speculist trends over the past year.
01:32:00The World Transformednoinnovations,breakthroughs,trends,optimism,fastforward radioFastForward Radio -- The Year in the Future, Part 2FastForward Archives #7 -- Unconference and Cure for Cancerhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/28/fastforward-archives-7---unconference-and-cure-forTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/28/fastforward-archives-7---unconference-and-cure-for/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/28/fastforward-archives-7---unconference-and-cure-forTue, 28 Dec 2010 03:00:00 GMTIn this program, which first aired November 11, 2007, Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the Convergence "Unconference" as well as the pioneering cancer research of Dr. Zheng Cui.
Original description follows:
Phil Bowermaster returns to FastForward Radio with a report on this year's Foresight Nanotech Unconference. Also, we have an interview with Dr. Zheng Cui who is developing a cancer treatment that works by strengthening the immune system. Click here for the show notes. If the show notes link doesn't work, click "More" below and try the link again.
01:33:00The World Transformednocancer,convergence,immune system,foresight institute,fastforward radioFastForward Archives #7 -- Unconference and Cure for CancerFastForward Radio -- The Year in the Future, Part 1http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/23/fastforward-radio--the-year-in-the-future-part-1Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/23/fastforward-radio--the-year-in-the-future-part-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/23/fastforward-radio--the-year-in-the-future-part-1Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon begin their review of the year 2010. This time out, they're using items from Pop-Sci's weekly feature, The Week in the Future to identify major Speculist trends over the past year.
01:02:00The World Transformednotechnology,optimism,Pop-Sci,Popular Science,The Week in the FutureFastForward Radio -- The Year in the Future, Part 1WT Archives: Risks, Dystopia, and Unsettling Futureshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/19/wt-archives-risks-dystopia-and-unsettling-futuresTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/19/wt-archives-risks-dystopia-and-unsettling-futures/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/19/wt-archives-risks-dystopia-and-unsettling-futuresSun, 19 Dec 2010 04:30:00 GMTPart six of The World Transformed, originally broadcast July 28, 2009, features a panel of futurists discussing the downside of transformation -- ways in which our world could be dramatically changed for the worse.
Original Description Follows
The World Transformed, Part 6
Not all transformations are necessarily good. What risks do we face in a coming age of massive change? Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome journalist and futurist Sonia Arrison, and the Lifeboat Foundation's Philippe Van Nedervelde to talk about the risks that accompany massive technological change. We face risks to our privacy, our safety, and our very survival. How do we take advantages of the wonderful opportunities new technologies present in the face of such risks?
About our guests:
Sonia Arrison is an author and policy analyst who has studied the impact of new technologieson society for more than a decade. She is a Senior Fellow at the California-based Pacific Research Institute, and she is on the Board of Directors of Humanity +.
Philippe Van Nedervelde is the Executive Director of the Foresight Institute in Europe. He is also the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of E-spaces, and he is the Director of the Informational Transparency Division of the Lifeboat Foundation, where he also serves on the Board of Directors.
01:34:00The World TransformednoExistential Risk,Dystopia,Lifeboat Foundation,Grey Goo,Robot OverlordsWT Archives: Risks, Dystopia, and Unsettling FuturesFastForward Radio -- The Jobless Boomhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/16/fastforward-radio--the-jobless-boomTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/16/fastforward-radio--the-jobless-boom/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/16/fastforward-radio--the-jobless-boomThu, 16 Dec 2010 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome futurist Alvis Brigis back to FastForward Radio to discuss how accelerating technological development (particularly automation) is driving economic change. Will these transformations bring about greater prosperity? Will they lead to the end of employment as we know it?
If you listen live you can contribute to the show by joining the text chat. Our chat host Sally Morem will be on hand to lead the discussion. Get all the details on listening live at our audio host, Blog Talk Radio. The show starts at:
About our guest
Alvis Brigis is writer, video producer and social media entrepreneur focused on the human side of accelerating change. He's worked extensively in reality and documentary television, co-founded future portal MemeBox.com and serves on the board of the Acceleration Studies Foundation. Alvis blogs about the presnet day "human creativity explosion", which he sees as an autocatalytic component of broader acceleration, and near-term social change at socialnode.com. He's currently based in balmy Mountain View, CA as well as snowy Elka Park, NY. 01:01:00The World Transformednoprosumer,economy,acceleration,automation,recoveryFastForward Radio -- The Jobless BoomFastForward Archives #6 -- Singularity and DARPA Urban Challengehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/14/fastforward-archives-6--singualrity-and-darpa-urbaTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/14/fastforward-archives-6--singualrity-and-darpa-urba/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/14/fastforward-archives-6--singualrity-and-darpa-urbaTue, 14 Dec 2010 04:00:00 GMTThis show, which first aired November 4 2007, marked the second consecutive week without Phil Bowermaster on FastForward Radio. Original description:Stephen Gordon and guest host Michael Sargent discuss The Singularity. It turns out that the Singularity means different things to different people. We also covered the DARPA Urban Challenge, and the new Fab Lab that won the Popular Mechanics prize. Click here for the show notes. If the show notes link isn't working click "More" below and try the link again.01:06:00The World TransformednoSingularity,DARPA Urban Challenege,future,technology,optimismFastForward Archives #6 -- Singularity and DARPA Urban ChallengeWT Archives: Achieving Friendly Artificial Intelligence http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/12/wt-archives-achieving-artificial-intelligenceTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/12/wt-archives-achieving-artificial-intelligence/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/12/wt-archives-achieving-artificial-intelligenceSun, 12 Dec 2010 04:00:00 GMTPart 5 of our ground-breaking series the World Transformed, this program first aired July 21 2009. Original description follows:
The World Transformed, Part 5
Are the robots going to take over?
The Matrix and Terminator movies present a nightmare world in which artificially intelligent machines pit themselves against humanity with devastating consequences. Could something like that really happen?
Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome a panel of leading thinkers on artificial intelligence to explore these issues:
In the near future, is machine intelligence going to equal or overtake human intelligence in terms of speed and capability?
If so, what can we do to make sure these new intelligences are on our side?
Eliezer Yudkowsky is the world's foremost researcher on Friendly AI and recursive self-improvement. He is a research fellow with the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
James Hughes is the Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and he is the producer and host of the weekly syndicated public affairs talk show Changesurfer Radio
Ben Goertzel is the chief science officer and acting CEO of Novamente. He is the Director of Research for the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
01:37:00The World TransformednoAI,friendly AI,artificial intelligence,AGI,artificial general intelligenceWT Archives: Achieving Friendly Artificial Intelligence FastForward Radio -- Living Beyond 200, Alien Life, and Tricky Predictionshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/09/fastforward-radio--living-beyond-200-alien-life-anTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/09/fastforward-radio--living-beyond-200-alien-life-an/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/09/fastforward-radio--living-beyond-200-alien-life-anThu, 09 Dec 2010 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome Michael Anissimov back to fastForward Radio to continue last week's discussion about increases in human life expectancy.
Also on the agenda:
Last week's big news from NASA about the discovery of "alien" life
The recent IEEE report on Ray Kurzweil's missed predictions
About our guest:
Michael Anissimov is a science/technology writer and consultant. He is the creative force behind one of the leading futurist blogs, Accelerating Future. He is a co-founder of the Immortality Institute and the Media Director for the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
01:04:00The World Transformednolife expectancy,alien life,ray kurzweil,predictions,ieeeFastForward Radio -- Living Beyond 200, Alien Life, and Tricky PredictionsFastForward Archives #5 -- Baseball and Turing Testhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/07/fastforward-archives-5--baseball-and-turing-testTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/07/fastforward-archives-5--baseball-and-turing-test/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/07/fastforward-archives-5--baseball-and-turing-testTue, 07 Dec 2010 03:00:00 GMTThis show originally aired October 28, 2007. Stephen Gordon and Michael Sargent discuss the Turing Test and other issues related to how we know when we've "arrived" with artificial intelligence.Original description follows:
Michael Sargent filled in for Phil Bowermaster this week. He and Stephen Gordon discussed Artificial General Intelligence, the Turing Test, the simplest Turing Machines, Moore's Law, and artery-clearing micro-cyborgs. Click here for the show notes. 01:08:00The World TransformednoTuring Test,Artificial Intelligence,Future,Optimism,ChangeFastForward Archives #5 -- Baseball and Turing TestWT Archives: Reworking the Human Architecturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/05/wt-archives-reworking-the-human-architectureTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/05/wt-archives-reworking-the-human-architecture/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/05/wt-archives-reworking-the-human-architectureSun, 05 Dec 2010 04:00:00 GMTPart 5 in our landmark special series, The World Transformed, with additional commentary from Phil Bowermaster.Original description followsThe World Transformed, Part 4
Humanity...Enhanced!
Human evolution is well on its way to becoming a do-it-yourself project. Our panel of futurists discuss how and why people are going to be making major enhancements to themselves, and soon.
We're all familiar with enhancements intended to make us stronger or to look younger or more beautiful, but those hardly scratch the surface. Are you ready for technologies that can make us truly younger, stronger, smarter?
How about rebuilding the human machinery from the ground-up? Need longer legs? An extra hand? Eyes literally in the back of your head?
Who wants feathers? Wings? Gills?
Or maybe you're tired of having your computer do all the thinking for you. Are you ready to become the computer yourself?
From the highly desirable to the downright disturbing, we explore arguments for and against, benefits and risks, and the inevitability of re-working the human architecture.
About Our Guests
RU Sirius is the man who shows us where cyberculture and counterculture meet. He is a writer, talk show host, musician, and the editor of H+ magazine.
PJ Manney is a writer and futurist and a leading voice in the H+ movement. She has written extensively on H+ topics, having previously been involved in motion picture development and writing for television.
Brian Wang is a futurist who blogs about all things future-related at NextBigFuture. He is the Director of Research for the Lifeboat Foundation and a member of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology Task Force.02:55:00The World TransformednoPhysical Enhancement,Cognitive Enhancement,Aesthetic Enhancement,R U Sirius,World TransformedWT Archives: Reworking the Human ArchitectureFastForward Radio -- The 200 Year Lifespanhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/02/fastforward-radio--the-200-year-lifespanTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/02/fastforward-radio--the-200-year-lifespan/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/12/02/fastforward-radio--the-200-year-lifespanThu, 02 Dec 2010 04:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the possibility of average life expectancy jumping up to 100, 200, or 500 -- or even older! Crazy pipedream or soon-to-be-realized scenario?
Tune in and find out! 01:31:00The World Transformednoaging,life expectancy,200 year lifespan,500 year lifespan,life extensionFastForward Radio -- The 200 Year LifespanFastForward Archives #4 -- Rating Nanotechnology Developmentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/30/fastforward-archives-4--rating-nanotechnology-deveTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/30/fastforward-archives-4--rating-nanotechnology-deve/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/30/fastforward-archives-4--rating-nanotechnology-deveTue, 30 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss some of the latest developments in nanotech. Originally aired October 21, 200701:05:00The World Transformednonanotechnology,fastforward radio,future,optimism,technologyFastForward Archives #4 -- Rating Nanotechnology DevelopmentsWT Archives: The Nanotechnology Revolutionhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/28/wt-archives-the-nanotechnology-revolutionTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/28/wt-archives-the-nanotechnology-revolution/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/28/wt-archives-the-nanotechnology-revolutionSun, 28 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMTThis show first aired July 7, 2009. Rebroadcast here with additional commentary from Phil Bowermaster.
Original Description
The World Transformed, Part 3
Nanotechnology promises to change our world in ways that are difficult to predict, or even imagine.
Are you ready for...
...Star Trek style replicators that would allow you to make anything, ANYTHING, you wanted?
...artificial robotic blood cells that will turn an Average Joe into a world-class athlete, or allow you to hold your breath under water for an hour at a time?
...programmable "smart" matter than can take whatever form you want? It's a suitcase. No, a bicycle! No, a TV! No, a puppy!
Nanotechnology promises all of this plus a lot more. We're joined by a distinguished panel of guests who will help us understand the benefits, and risks, of this technology that will be with us sooner than most of us expect.
J. Storrs Hall is a scientist, visionary, entrepreneur, and the president of the Foresight Institute.
Mike Treder is the Executive Director of Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, and one of the most popular and well-received professional speakers on nanotechnology.
Christine Peterson writes, lectures, and briefs the media on coming powerful technologies, especially nanotechnology. She is the co- founder and Vice President of Foresight Institute.01:34:00The World Transformednonanotechnology,future,foresight,utility fog,world transformedWT Archives: The Nanotechnology RevolutionFastForward Radio -- The Attitude of Gratitudehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/24/fastforward-radio--the-attitude-of-gratitudeTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/24/fastforward-radio--the-attitude-of-gratitude/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/24/fastforward-radio--the-attitude-of-gratitudeWed, 24 Nov 2010 03:00:00 GMTThis week the US celebrates Thanksgiving, our annual festival of football, family togetherness, overeating, and attempting to blow ourselves up with turkey fryers.
Thanksgiving is also a time when people take a moment to reflect on what they have to be grateful for. In that spirit, Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon present the Extremely Good News checklist and talk about the progress that we are making against it.01:03:00The World Transformednothanksgiving,optimism,technology,good news,extremely good newsFastForward Radio -- The Attitude of GratitudeWT Archives: The Era of Indefinite Lifespanhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/21/wt-archives-the-era-of-indefinite-lifespanTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/21/wt-archives-the-era-of-indefinite-lifespan/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/21/wt-archives-the-era-of-indefinite-lifespanSun, 21 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMTPart 2 of our landmark 10-part series, which originally aired Jul1 1, 2009 featured two of the world's leading authorities on fighting aging with an outline of what needs to happen to transform human mortality.
PLUS: Phil provides thoughts on how we need to address the end of aging in our new special series, The World Transformed 2, staring in early 2011.
Original Description:
The World Transformed, Part 2
"How long have I got, Doc?"
"Oh, about 1000 years..."
Visionary aging researchers and best-selling authors Aubrey de Grey (Ending Aging) and Terry Grossman (The Baby-Boomer's Guide to Living Forever, Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever) explain how indefinite healthy extension of human lifespan is not only possible, but may well soon be within our grasp.
Aubrey de Grey Ph.D. is a biogerontologist, creator of the Methuselah Mouse prize, and Chief Science Officer of the SENS Foundation.
Terry Grossman, MD is a leading expert on anti-aging and life extension therapies, and the founder and medical director of Frontier Medical Institute in Denver, Colorado. 01:34:00The World TransformednoAubrey de Grey,Terry Grossman,Life Extension,Ending Aging,AgingWT Archives: The Era of Indefinite LifespanFastForward Radio -- Future Focushttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/18/fastforward-radio--future-focusTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/18/fastforward-radio--future-focus/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/18/fastforward-radio--future-focusThu, 18 Nov 2010 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk about new ideas and developments that are bringing the future into clearer focus. 01:05:00The World Transformednofuture,future focus,optimism,technology,speculistFastForward Radio -- Future FocusFastForward Archives #003, Predicting the Future 10/14/2007http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/16/fastforward-archives-003-predicting-the-future-10142007Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/16/fastforward-archives-003-predicting-the-future-10142007/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/16/fastforward-archives-003-predicting-the-future-10142007Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:00:00 GMTStephen Gordon and Phil Bowermaster talk about predicting the future and some of the challenges we face in getting a clear idea of what's coming next. PLUS: Three years later, Phil takes a look at how well those predictions panned out.00:13:00The World Transformednofuture,prediction,scenario,optimism,transformationFastForward Archives #003, Predicting the Future 10/14/2007WT Archives: Imagination, Creativity, and a World Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/14/wt-archives-imagination-creativity-and-a-world-traTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/14/wt-archives-imagination-creativity-and-a-world-tra/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/14/wt-archives-imagination-creativity-and-a-world-traSun, 14 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMTThe first show in our 10-part series explores how our thinking must change in order to prepare for the massive changes which are heading our way. Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome Futurists Natasha Vita-More, Reichart Von Wolfsheild, ad Alvis brigis to discuss the need for a new kind of thinking in the face of accelerating change. Together they will explore the role that education, imagination, and creativity have to play in coming to grips with a world in a state of transformation.
Phil provides additional commentary on how these issues will be addressed in the World Transformed 2.01:54:00The World TransformednoImagination,Creativity,World Transformed,Natasha Vita-More,Recihart Von WolfsheildWT Archives: Imagination, Creativity, and a World TransformedFastForward Radio -- Alex Lightman and the 2010 Innovation Awardshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/11/fastforward-radio--alex-lightman-and-the-2010-innoTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/11/fastforward-radio--alex-lightman-and-the-2010-inno/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/11/fastforward-radio--alex-lightman-and-the-2010-innoThu, 11 Nov 2010 03:00:00 GMTPhil and Stephen welcome author and futurist Alex Lightman back to FastForward Radio. Alex is one of the recipients of the Economist's 2010 Innovation Awards.
About our guest:
Alex Lightman is an author, entrepreneur, and futurist, who has made significant contributions to the adoption of IPv6, 4G wireless broadband, wearable computers, and augmented reality. He has authored several books on technology and society. His book 'Brave New Unwired World: The Digital Big Bang and the Infinite Internet' was the first ever published on the subject of 4G wireless technology.
In the last three weeks, he published "Reconciliation: 78 Reasons to End the US Embargo of Cuba" and, on Oct. 21, received the first Economist magazine Reader's Award, given for "the innovation that will most radically impact the world over the next decade 2010-to-2020", based on five months of voting in over 200 countries and a panel of 32 judges, in recognition of his innovation of 4G wireless.01:12:00The World Transformednospeculist,future,4g,The Economist,IPv6FastForward Radio -- Alex Lightman and the 2010 Innovation AwardsFastForward Archives #002, Tobias Buckell 10/07/2007http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/09/fastforward-archives-002-tobias-buckell-10072007Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/09/fastforward-archives-002-tobias-buckell-10072007/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/09/fastforward-archives-002-tobias-buckell-10072007Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:00:00 GMTOriginal Description
Phil and Stephen welcome sci-fi author Tobias Buckell back to FastForward Radio.
We had interviewed Tobias once before, in one of the shows' earlier incarnations. This was the first time he joined us on the BTR show.01:06:00The World TransformednoTobias Buckell,future,optimism,science fiction,Crystal RainFastForward Archives #002, Tobias Buckell 10/07/2007WT Archives, Countdown to A World Transformedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/07/wt-archives-countdown-to-a-world-transformedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/07/wt-archives-countdown-to-a-world-transformed/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/07/wt-archives-countdown-to-a-world-transformedSun, 07 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT(First aired 6/14/2009)
We're reviewing FastForward Radio's landmark special series, the World Transformed.
Original description:A sneak preview of our upcoming breakthrough series, The World Transformed.
This show featured Phil Bowermaster, Stephen Gordon, and Michael Darling setting the agenda for the upcoming series, The world Transformed.
New commentary includes Phil's reflections on how well these expectations were met and what they are hoping to achieve with the new special series starting in early 2011.01:23:00The World Transformednoworld transformed,future,optimism,transformation,singularityWT Archives, Countdown to A World TransformedFastForward Radio -- It's Astounding!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/04/fastforward-radio--its-astoundingTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/04/fastforward-radio--its-astounding/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/04/fastforward-radio--its-astoundingThu, 04 Nov 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss all things astounding...
Weird Physics Facts
Astounding Science Facts
Other Astounding Facts
Plus...each host provides an answer to the following question:
What will be the single most significant technological development in the coming 20 years, and why?01:04:00The World Transformednoastounding facts,physics,technological development,technology projections,futureFastForward Radio -- It's Astounding!FastForward Archives #001, First Test Show 9/30/2007http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/02/fastforward-archives-001-first-test-show-9302007Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/02/fastforward-archives-001-first-test-show-9302007/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/11/02/fastforward-archives-001-first-test-show-9302007Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:00:00 GMTThis is how it all started...sort of. Actually we were doing FastForward radio for a couple of years prior to the first BTR edition, and had produced some 25 or so episodes, most of which were lost when we lost our account with something called "Hipcast."
Anyhow, this show marks the beginning of the Modern Era of FastForward Radio.
In this brief opening show, Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the why and how of life extension. But first, a somewhat older and wiser Phil takes a look back and compare the hosts' views on the subject three eyars ago with their views today.01:01:00The World TransformednoFastForward Radio,Podcasting,Life Extension,Aubrey de Grey,SENSFastForward Archives #001, First Test Show 9/30/2007FastForward Radio -- Trick or Treat?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/10/28/fastforward-radio--trick-or-treatTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/10/28/fastforward-radio--trick-or-treat/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/10/28/fastforward-radio--trick-or-treatThu, 28 Oct 2010 03:30:00 GMTAt a special time, Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon ring in Halloween with a grab-bag show so chock-full of futuristic goodness it's scary.
Tricks and treats include:
100 Year Starship
Robot Races
Writing in the Margins
The Lego-ularity?
Weird Physics Facts
Time Travel in Charlie Chaplin Film?
Where do good ideas come from?
PLUS an update on the show's new format and our special series starting in January 2011.01:08:00The World Transformednofuture,optimism,science,technology,singularityFastForward Radio -- Trick or Treat?FastForward Radio -- Humanity Plus!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/10/21/fastforward-radio--humanity-plusTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/10/21/fastforward-radio--humanity-plus/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/10/21/fastforward-radio--humanity-plusThu, 21 Oct 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome futurist Thomas McCabe to FastForward Radio to talk about what's new with Humanity+ and to get a sneak preview of the upcoming Humanity Plus Conference at Caltech December 4-5. Topics to be discussed at the conference include:
Re-Imagining Humans: Mind, Media and Methods
Radically Increasing the Human Healthspan
Redefining Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence, Intelligence Enhancement and Substrate-Independent Minds
Business and Economy in the Era of Radical Technomorphosis
PLUS: an all-new edition of "Tales of the Paranormal" as well as updates on the show's upcoming format change and our campaign to get 1000 people to read The Rational Optimist.
About Our Guest
Thomas McCabe is a mathematics student at Yale University and software engineer at Stik.com. He is the IT and website manager for the Singularity Summit and also a Research Consultant for KurzweilAI.net. He was recently elected to the board of directors of Humanity+ where he also serves as Program Coordinator.01:03:00The World Transformednohumanity plus,transhumanism,future,optimism,accelerationFastForward Radio -- Humanity Plus!FastForward Radio -- Our Future at Sea?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/10/14/fastforward-radio--our-future-at-seaTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/10/14/fastforward-radio--our-future-at-sea/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/10/14/fastforward-radio--our-future-at-seaThu, 14 Oct 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome Max Marty of the Seasteading Institute to discuss how and why people might soon be taking up permanent residence on the high seas.
From the Seasteading.org intro page.
What is "Seasteading"?
Seasteading is creating permanent dwellings on the ocean - homesteading the high seas. A seastead...is a structure meant for permanent occupation on the ocean.
Currently, it is very difficult to experiment with alternative social systems on a small scale; countries are so enormous that it is hard for an individual to make much difference. The world needs a new frontier, a place where those who wish to experiment with building new societies can go to test out their ideas.
About our guest
Max Marty is Head of Commercial Seasteading with the Seasteading institute, tasked with planning for the economic and financial challenges that individuals and firms aboard seasteads, and the seasteads themselves, will be facing when the Institute's vision comes to fruition.01:00:00The World Transformednoseasteding,homesteading,start-up country,micro-country,futureFastForward Radio -- Our Future at Sea?FastForward Radio -- Strange New Worldshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/10/07/fastforward-radio--strange-new-worldsTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/10/07/fastforward-radio--strange-new-worlds/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/10/07/fastforward-radio--strange-new-worldsThu, 07 Oct 2010 02:00:00 GMT Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the implications of the discovery of the first potentially habitable planet outside the solar system. What does the existence of Gliese 581g imply about the existence of more such worlds? What does it tell us about the potential for life elsewhere in the galaxy.
If we're ever to travel to a planet such as 581g, how will we get there? And what will motivate us to go?01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,optimism,astronomy,Gliese 581g,warp driveFastForward Radio -- Strange New WorldsFastForward Radio -- Stating the Obvioushttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/30/fastforward-radio--stating-the-obviousTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/30/fastforward-radio--stating-the-obvious/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/30/fastforward-radio--stating-the-obviousThu, 30 Sep 2010 02:00:00 GMTThis week Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon take inspiration from a quote from Less Wrong.:
So my hypothesis is that if a certain side of an issue has very obvious
points in support of it, and the other side of an issue relies on much
more subtle points that the average person might not be expected to
grasp, then adopting the second side of the issue will become a signal
for intelligence, even if that side of the argument is wrong.
Are Speculists really just purveyors of the obvious? We examine some obvious(?) truths that may shed some light:
The appearance of humanity on this planet was a good thing
Life is getting better
Death sucks
The answer to our environmental problems lie in technological and economic development
The answers to virtually all of our problems lie in technological and economic development
True or false? Let's discuss.01:00:00The World Transformednoobvious,optimism,technology,evnironment,economicsFastForward Radio -- Stating the ObviousFastForward Radio -- Living the Dreamhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/23/fastforward-radio--living-the-dreamTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/23/fastforward-radio--living-the-dream/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/23/fastforward-radio--living-the-dreamThu, 23 Sep 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss different scenarios for the future of the US and world economies. Is the American Dream alive and well, dead, sleeping, or tucked away in a cocoon awaiting some glorious metamorphosis?
01:00:00The World Transformednoeconomy,americna dream,future,optimism,accelerationFastForward Radio -- Living the DreamFastForward Radio -- The Acceleration Agenda, Part 2http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/16/fastforward-radio--the-acceleration-agenda-part-2Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/16/fastforward-radio--the-acceleration-agenda-part-2/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/16/fastforward-radio--the-acceleration-agenda-part-2Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon continue their discussion about the most promising indicators of a positive future and what steps need to be taken in order to move things along.
01:00:00The World Transformednoacceleration,future,agenda,optimism,singularityFastForward Radio -- The Acceleration Agenda, Part 2Fast Forward Radio -- The Acceleration Agendahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/09/fast-forward-radio--the-acceleration-agendaTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/09/fast-forward-radio--the-acceleration-agenda/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/09/fast-forward-radio--the-acceleration-agendaThu, 09 Sep 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon take a positive look at future society, future technology, and future lifestyles. What are the most promising indicators of a positive future? And wat can we do to move things along?01:00:00The World Transformednoacceleration,future,optimism,technolgy,abundanceFast Forward Radio -- The Acceleration AgendaFastForward Radio -- Techonomyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/02/fastforward-radio--techonomyTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/02/fastforward-radio--techonomy/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/09/02/fastforward-radio--techonomyThu, 02 Sep 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome Brian Wang of Next Big Future for a readout on the recent Techonomy conference at Lake Tahoe.techonomy (te-kän'-uh-me) n. [tech(nology) + (ec)onomy]
organized activities related to the invention, development,
production, distribution and consumption of technology-enhanced goods
and services that a society uses to address the problem of scarcity and
to enhance the quality of life.Plus, with Brian on the show you can count on plenty of news about the future and energy.About our guest:Brian Wang is a futurist
who blogs about all things future-related at NextBigFuture.
He is the Director of Research for the Lifeboat Foundation and a member
of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology Task Force.01:00:00The World Transformednotechonomy,nextbigfuture,future,energy,singularityFastForward Radio -- TechonomyFastForward Radio -- Personalized Life Extension and Summit Recap Part 2http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/08/26/fastforward-radio--personalized-life-extension-and-summit-recap-part-2Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/08/26/fastforward-radio--personalized-life-extension-and-summit-recap-part-2/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/08/26/fastforward-radio--personalized-life-extension-and-summit-recap-part-2Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMTOn a special extended 90-minute edition of FastForward Radio, Foresight Institute co-founder and president Christine Peterson joins us to talk about her upcoming conference on Personalized Life Extension Plus, George Dvorsky and PJ Manney help us round out our recap of the Singularity Summit.
About Our Guests
Christine Peterson writes, lectures, and briefs the media on coming powerful technologies, especially nanotechnology. She is the co- founder and President of Foresight Institute, the leading nanotech public interest group. Foresight educates the public, technical community, and policymakers on nanotechnology and its long-term effects.
PJ Manney is a writer and futurist, and a leading voice in the Humanity+ movement. She is an occasional guest host on FastForward Radio as well as being our official Hollywood correspondent.
Canadian futurist, consultant and award winning blogger, George Dvorsky writes and speaks extensively about the impacts of cutting-edge science and technology -- particularly as they pertain to the improvement of human performance and experience. 01:30:00The World Transformednolongevity,nanotechnology,singularity,aging,accelerationFastForward Radio -- Personalized Life Extension and Summit Recap Part 2FastForward Radio -- Live from Singularity Summit 2010http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/08/15/fastforward-radio--live-from-singularity-summit-20Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/08/15/fastforward-radio--live-from-singularity-summit-20/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/08/15/fastforward-radio--live-from-singularity-summit-20Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMTAt a special time, Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon recap Day 1 of the 2010 Singularity Summit and share interviews with speakers and thought-leaders in attendance. 01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,optimism,singularity,AI,convergenceFastForward Radio -- Live from Singularity Summit 2010FastForward Radio -- Humanity Plus, R U Sirius?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/08/12/fastforward-radio--humanity-plus-r-u-siriusTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/08/12/fastforward-radio--humanity-plus-r-u-sirius/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/08/12/fastforward-radio--humanity-plus-r-u-siriusThu, 12 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome publisher, author, and counterculture icon R U Sirius back to FastForward to discuss the rebirth of H+ Magazine.
R.U. Sirius is editor-in-chief of the online transhumanist publication, H+ Magazine. He is former Editor-in-chief of Mondo 2000, a technoculture magazine that was legendary during the 1990s. Books authored or co-authored by Sirius include A User's Guide to the New Edge, True Mutations, Counterculture Through The Ages, and Design For Dying with Timothy Leary. In addition to editing H+ Magazine, Sirius is organizing the Mondo 2000 History Project, an open source memoir.01:00:00The World TransformednoHumanity Plus,Transhumanism,Posthumanism,future,optimismFastForward Radio -- Humanity Plus, R U Sirius?FastForward Radio -- the Full Jetsonhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/08/05/fastforward-radio--the-full-jetsonTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/08/05/fastforward-radio--the-full-jetson/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/08/05/fastforward-radio--the-full-jetsonThu, 05 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMTWhy settle for any old flying car when you can have the Full Jetson? Celebrating seven years of blogging and podcasting about the future, Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon share their accept-no-substitutes vision for the world that's coming.01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,optimism,flying car,Jetson,SpeculistFastForward Radio -- the Full JetsonFastForward Radio -- How Zombies Work (Plus Singularity Summit!)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/29/fastforward-radio--how-zombies-work-plus-singulariTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/29/fastforward-radio--how-zombies-work-plus-singulari/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/29/fastforward-radio--how-zombies-work-plus-singulariThu, 29 Jul 2010 02:00:00 GMTStraight from San Diego Comic Com, Kelly Parks joins us to discuss his hit web series, Universal Dead. The sci-fi horror series provides a fresh take on a well-established subject -- the flesh-eating undead -- and provides a unique explanation of why zombies are the way they are and why they do the things they do.
Could zombies really exist? Tune in and find out.
PLUS a sneak preview of the 2010 Singularity Summit. Our good friend Michael Anissimov joins us to tell why he's so excited about this year's event and why you (that's right, YOU) need to be there.01:00:00The World Transformednozombies,undead,singularity,future,optimismFastForward Radio -- How Zombies Work (Plus Singularity Summit!)Moonday Plus Onehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/22/moonday-plus-oneTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/22/moonday-plus-one/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/22/moonday-plus-oneThu, 22 Jul 2010 02:00:00 GMTWe choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.
President John F. Kennedy, September 12, 1962, at Rice University, Houston, Texas
Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon reflect on the 41st anniversary of Apollo 11 and talk about new frontiers for the human adventure.01:00:00The World Transformednomoonday,bodyshock,life extension,nanotechnology,futureMoonday Plus OneFastForward Radio -- Let's Hear it for the Geeks!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/15/fastforward-radio--lets-hear-it-for-the-geeksTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/15/fastforward-radio--lets-hear-it-for-the-geeks/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/15/fastforward-radio--lets-hear-it-for-the-geeksThu, 15 Jul 2010 02:00:00 GMT A couple of days late (but who's counting?), Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordonembrace their geekness. They discuss what makes a geek a geek, relate particularly geeky tales from their personal lives, list a few of their own favorite geeky things, and explain why being a geek is such a big deal
HINT: It has something to do with the next stage of human evolution.)01:00:00The World Transformednogeek,Star Wars,Star Trek,Dungeons and Dragons,Dr WhoFastForward Radio -- Let's Hear it for the Geeks!FastForward Radio -- The Future Starts Now (Part 2)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/08/fastforward-radio--the-future-starts-now-part-2Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/08/fastforward-radio--the-future-starts-now-part-2/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/08/fastforward-radio--the-future-starts-now-part-2Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon continue to look at emerging trends that spell big changes to come. What are we seeing a little of now that we're going to see a whole lot more of soon? Tune in and find out.
Part 1 is available here.01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,trends,optimism,technology,accelerationFastForward Radio -- The Future Starts Now (Part 2)FastForward Radio -- The Future Starts Nowhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/01/fastforward-radio--the-future-starts-nowTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/01/fastforward-radio--the-future-starts-now/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/07/01/fastforward-radio--the-future-starts-nowThu, 01 Jul 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon look at emerging trends that spell big changes to come. What are we seeing a little of now that we're going to see a whole lot more of soon? Tune in and find out.01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,optimism,emergence,change,hopeFastForward Radio -- The Future Starts NowFastForward Radio -- Stephen Gordon's Stream of Consciousnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/06/24/fastforward-radio--stephen-gordons-stream-of-conscTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/06/24/fastforward-radio--stephen-gordons-stream-of-consc/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/06/24/fastforward-radio--stephen-gordons-stream-of-conscThu, 24 Jun 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon pick through a small (heck, the show only lasts an hour) sample of intriguing future-related topics introduced in Stephen's Twitter feed.
What are we to make of these not-quite-random snippets of information? And what does Twitter tell us about where we are and where we're going?01:00:00The World TransformednoStephen Gordon,Twitter,social media,blogging,futureFastForward Radio -- Stephen Gordon's Stream of ConsciousnessFastForward Radio -- George Dvorsky on the H+ Summit 2010http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/06/17/fastforward-radio--george-dvorsky-on-the-h-summit-Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/06/17/fastforward-radio--george-dvorsky-on-the-h-summit-/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/06/17/fastforward-radio--george-dvorsky-on-the-h-summit-Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:00:00 GMTPopular writer and futurist George Dvorsky returns to FastForward radio to provide his impressions of the H+ Summit at Harvard.
Canadian futurist, consultant and award winning blogger, George Dvorsky has written and spoken extensively about the impacts of cutting-edge science and technology -- particularly as they pertain to the improvement of human performance and experience. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. He blogs at Sentient Developments.
01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,transhumanism,dvorsky,technology,kurzweilFastForward Radio -- George Dvorsky on the H+ Summit 2010Fast Forward Radio -- Possibe Futureshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/06/10/fast-forward-radio--possibe-futuresTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/06/10/fast-forward-radio--possibe-futures/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/06/10/fast-forward-radio--possibe-futuresThu, 10 Jun 2010 02:00:00 GMTWhen considering the future, the possibilities are (almost) endless. Will we see
The dawn of teleportation?
The triumph of machines over human beings in the workforce?
The privatization of space exploration?
The introduction of brain backup technology?
The discovery of life on other worlds?
Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss these and other possible futures -- some of which may be happening right now.01:00:00The World TransformednoFuture,Optimism,Technology,artificial intelligence,nanotechnologyFast Forward Radio -- Possibe FuturesFastForward Radio -- Future Grab Baghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/06/03/fastforward-radio--future-grab-bagTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/06/03/fastforward-radio--future-grab-bag/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/06/03/fastforward-radio--future-grab-bagThu, 03 Jun 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon provide a fresh and positive look at the future. Among other topics, this grab-bag edition will include:
The case for rational optimism
Faster, Please or Live to See It?
World War II vets and the future
Quadro-Copter
End of the world: How worried should we be?
Heart Transplant Patient returns Home
...and others
01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,technology,optimism,singularity,abundanceFastForward Radio -- Future Grab BagFastForward Radio -- How to Start a Memehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/05/26/fastforward-radio--how-to-start-a-memeTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/05/26/fastforward-radio--how-to-start-a-meme/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/05/26/fastforward-radio--how-to-start-a-memeWed, 26 May 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil and Stephen talk about the ideas that are shaping the world to come. Are we helpless transmitters of relentless self-reproducing ideas, or do we have a more active and creative role to play in shaping the idea-space from which the future emerges?01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,memes,optimism,technology,singularityFastForward Radio -- How to Start a MemeFastForward Radio -- with Special Guest Alex Lightmanhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/05/20/fastforward-radio--with-special-guest-alex-lightmaTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/05/20/fastforward-radio--with-special-guest-alex-lightma/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/05/20/fastforward-radio--with-special-guest-alex-lightmaThu, 20 May 2010 02:00:00 GMT
What's next for humanity? As a civilization, we're facing new challenges, new opportunities, potential risks, and potential rewards that go far beyond anything we have experienced before. H+ Executive Director Alex Lightman joins Phil and Stephen to provide a sneak peek of the upcoming H+ Summit, June 12-13 at Harvard University:
The H+ Summit is a two day event that explores how humanity will be radically changed by technology in the near future. Visionary speakers will explore the potential of technology to modify your body, mind, life, and world.
What will it mean to be a human in this next phase of technological development? How can we prepare now for coming changes?
The possibilities are broad and exciting. The H+ Summit will provide a venue to discuss these future scenarios and to hear exciting presentations by the leaders of the ongoing H+ (r)evolution.
I want to bring new tools, primarily software that helps people and their tools connect, that will enable civilization-level, historically-significant advances, into the world. I also want to create massive increases in the wealth of humanity by taking everything public and increasing the information about the relative value of almost everything.
01:00:00The World TransformednoHumanity,Alex Lightman,transhumanism,future,technologyFastForward Radio -- with Special Guest Alex LightmanFast Forward Radio -- Three Wisheshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/05/06/fast-forward-radio--three-wishesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/05/06/fast-forward-radio--three-wishes/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/05/06/fast-forward-radio--three-wishesThu, 06 May 2010 02:00:00 GMTWhat would it take to fundamentally transform our world for the better? Phil and Stephen discuss the three wishes that might just get us there.
Plus -- a sneak preview of our upcoming special series The World Transformed II: Faster, Please01:00:00The World Transformednowishes,future,optimism,science,technologyFast Forward Radio -- Three WishesFast Forward Radio -- The Age of Capabilityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/04/29/fast-forward-radio--the-age-of-capabilityTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/04/29/fast-forward-radio--the-age-of-capability/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/04/29/fast-forward-radio--the-age-of-capabilityThu, 29 Apr 2010 02:00:00 GMTEmerging technologies lead to emerging possibilities. We are becoming more capable, both as a society and as individuals. We are able to do more than our ancestors, and even more than our recent past selves. Where is it all leading? And what are the most important and powerful capabilities that will soon be within our grasp?01:00:00The World Transformednocapability,possibility,future,optimism,technologyFast Forward Radio -- The Age of CapabilityFastForward Radio -- Signs of the Timeshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/04/14/fastforward-radio--signs-of-the-timesTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/04/14/fastforward-radio--signs-of-the-times/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/04/14/fastforward-radio--signs-of-the-timesWed, 14 Apr 2010 02:00:00 GMTIn California, garages are being converetd into more or less permanent housing, while "temporary" restaurants (and other establishments) are popping up and disappearing at an astounding rate.
Meanwhile, the Dow once has again topped 11,000 in spite of scant good news in the jobs market. What's going on?
Can today's trends tell us much about tomorrow's reality? It's not just the economy: what can data points about life expectancy, personal income, costs of goods, rates of miniaturization of technology, and deforestation/reforestation tell us about the world we'll soon be living in?01:00:00The World Transformednojobless recovery,cory doctorow,fab labs,economic indicators,futureFastForward Radio -- Signs of the TimesFast Forward Radio -- Plastic Brains, Roboticized Jobs, Nano Doctorshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/04/07/fast-forward-radio--plastic-brains-roboticized-jobTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/04/07/fast-forward-radio--plastic-brains-roboticized-job/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/04/07/fast-forward-radio--plastic-brains-roboticized-jobWed, 07 Apr 2010 02:00:00 GMTIn the future, you may lose your job to a robot but at least if you get sick there will be other tiny robots who have taken over the doctor's job and who will swim into your bloodstream curing you of all that ails you. And don't worry -- if the robots are not up to the task and they lose you, you can encase your brain in plastic and sleep through a few decades or centuries until the little robots are ready to fix you up.
These and other topics in this edition of FastForward radio.
If you listen live you can contribute to the show by joining the text chat. Our chat host Sally Morem will be on hand to lead the discussion. Get all the details on listening live at our audio host, Blog Talk Radio. The show starts at:
01:00:00The World Transformednorobotics,nanotechnology,economics,cryonics,plasticsFast Forward Radio -- Plastic Brains, Roboticized Jobs, Nano DoctorsFastForward Radio -- Utopias and Dystopiashttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/03/31/fastforward-radio--utopias-and-dystopiasTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/03/31/fastforward-radio--utopias-and-dystopias/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/03/31/fastforward-radio--utopias-and-dystopiasWed, 31 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil and Stephen discuss utopias and dystopias -- images of the world gone completely right, or horribly wrong. We find these ideas in fiction and in political discourse, among other places. Are they helpful? What can they really tell us about the future?
01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,utopia,dystopia,optimism,solent greenFastForward Radio -- Utopias and DystopiasFastForward Radio -- Looking Forwardhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/03/17/fastforward-radio--looking-forwardTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/03/17/fastforward-radio--looking-forward/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/03/17/fastforward-radio--looking-forwardWed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMTPhil and Stephen talk about what it means to look ahead. Why are we looking forward? And what are we looking forward to?01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,singularity,optimism,science,technologyFastForward Radio -- Looking ForwardFastForward Radio -- The New Economy, Part 3http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/03/03/fastforward-radio--the-new-economy-part-3Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/03/03/fastforward-radio--the-new-economy-part-3/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/03/03/fastforward-radio--the-new-economy-part-3Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review the contrasting views of our economic future laid out over the past two shows and offer their own scenarios for an abundant, automation-driven future.01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,economy,automation,recession,recoveryFastForward Radio -- The New Economy, Part 3FastForward Radio -- with Special Guest Cory Doctorowhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/02/24/fastforward-radio--with-special-guest-cory-doctoroTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/02/24/fastforward-radio--with-special-guest-cory-doctoro/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/02/24/fastforward-radio--with-special-guest-cory-doctoroWed, 24 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMTIn Part 2 of our three-part series on the new economy, Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome New York Times bestselling author and Forbes.com Web Celeb Cory Doctorow to FastForward Radio to discuss his novel Makers.
Set in a highly plausible near future, Makers is the story of
the next great economic boom and bust cycle -- empowered by 3D printers, useful
refuse, and the unstoppable hacker urge to get out there and make something
cool. Is this our future? How will the ongoing (and closely related) trends
of increased productivity and increased individual control of production impact
our economy? Are we heading for a world in which, as we discussed in
Part 1, robots take all our jobs away? If so, how much of that damage will
be offset by technology that let's us "print" the stuff we need -- including
housing?
What does the future hold in store for us -- the consumer welfare state?
The luxury shanty town? Or something else altogether? Tune in and find out.
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger.
He is a co-editor of Boing
Boing. He also blogs at craphound.com.
He is a contributor to Wired, Popular Science, Make, the New York
Times, as well as a number of other newspapers, magazines and websites.
Cory's bestselling novel Little Brother was nominated for the 2008 Hugo,
Nebula, Sunburst and Locus Awards. His current novel is called Makers
and it's available in bookstores now.01:00:00The World Transformednoautomation,replication,fabrication,abundance,doctorowFastForward Radio -- with Special Guest Cory DoctorowFastForward Radio -- With Special Guest Martin Fordhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/02/17/fastforward-radio--with-special-guest-martin-fordTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/02/17/fastforward-radio--with-special-guest-martin-ford/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/02/17/fastforward-radio--with-special-guest-martin-fordWed, 17 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMTHow long before a robot gets your job?
Phil and Stephen begin a three part series on the New Economy with Special Guest martin Ford. Ford's new book, The Lights in the Tunnel, takes an in depth look at current trends in technology and globalization and examines what the likely economic impact will be in the coming years and decades.
Globalization. Collaboration. Telecommuting. Are these the forces that will shape the workplaces of the future? Or is there something bigger lurking?
How will job automation impact the economy in the future?
How will the offshore outsourcing trend evolve in the coming years?
What impact will technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence have on the job market?
And most importantly, what should we do next? Tune in and find out!
About Our Guest
Martin Ford is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm. He has over 25 years experience in the fields of computer design and software development. He holds a computer engineering degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a graduate business degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,economy,creative destruction,mass market,KeynesFastForward Radio -- With Special Guest Martin FordFastForward Radio -- The Essentials Revisitedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/02/10/fastforward-radio--the-essentials-revisitedTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/02/10/fastforward-radio--the-essentials-revisited/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/02/10/fastforward-radio--the-essentials-revisitedWed, 10 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMTWhat is it that throws the Speculist Switch? Phil and Stephen review and update the Speculist Essentials -- key influences towards developing a FastForward-friendly view of the universe, including:
Movie or TV show
Fiction book
Nonfiction book
Website
Event
Person
If you listen live you can contribute to the show by joining the text chat. Our chat host Sally Morem will be on hand to lead the discussion.01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,singularity,acceleration,optimism,essentialsFastForward Radio -- The Essentials RevisitedFastForward Radio -- Groundhog Day 2010http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/02/03/fastforward-radio--groundhog-day-2010Technologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/02/03/fastforward-radio--groundhog-day-2010/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/02/03/fastforward-radio--groundhog-day-2010Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMTIn honor of the prognosticating rodent, Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon give their own thoughts on when Spring will arrive, along with other upcoming positive developments.01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,predictions,optimism,groundhog,bill murrayFastForward Radio -- Groundhog Day 2010FastForward Radio -- Making the Future Happenhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/01/20/fastforward-radio--making-the-future-happenTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/01/20/fastforward-radio--making-the-future-happen/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/01/20/fastforward-radio--making-the-future-happenWed, 20 Jan 2010 03:00:00 GMTHow does the future happen? How do we get one future vs. a different future? Phil Bowermaster and guest co-host Michael Darling discuss.01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,possibility,alternatives,likelihood,probabilityFastForward Radio -- Making the Future HappenFastForward Radio -- How Real Is the Real World?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/01/13/fastforward-radio--how-real-is-the-real-worldTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/01/13/fastforward-radio--how-real-is-the-real-world/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/01/13/fastforward-radio--how-real-is-the-real-worldWed, 13 Jan 2010 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome author (The Universe: Solved!) and futurist Jim Elvidge back to FastForward Radio. Elvidge is a Cornell-educated entrepreneur and inventor who holds four patents in digital signal processing. His love of music inspired him to develop one of the first PC-based digital music samplers and to co-found RadioAMP, which was the first private-label online streaming radio company. In recent years he has turned his attention to the ultimate question of existence and, drawing on a broad and eclectic base of knowledge and interests, has come up with a unique explanation for...pretty much everything.
The Universe: Solved!, covers a lot of scientific and philosophical ground, including the idea that we live in a computer simulation. If so, are there Easter Eggs in the cosmos?
01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,simulation,matrix,ufo,easter eggsFastForward Radio -- How Real Is the Real World?FastForward Radio -- New Year Specialhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/01/06/fastforward-radio--new-year-specialTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/01/06/fastforward-radio--new-year-special/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2010/01/06/fastforward-radio--new-year-specialWed, 06 Jan 2010 03:00:00 GMTPhil and Stephen welcome writer and futurist P. J. Manney back to FastForward Radio to talk about major developments of 2009 and to look forward to the new year.
BONUS: a special holiday edition of "Tales of the Paranormal."
About Our Guest
As a frequent guest and occasional co-host -- not to mention our official Hollywood correspondent -- PJ Manney brings a unique perspective to FastForward Radio. She is a writer and futurist, and a leading voice in the Humanity+ movement. She has written extensively on H+ topics, having previously been involved in motion picture development (Hook, It Could Happen to You, Universal Soldier) and writing for television (Hercules: the Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess).
01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,conferences,acceleration,technology,moviesFastForward Radio -- New Year SpecialFastForward Radio -- Countdown to Foresight 2010 (Part 3)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/12/30/fastforward-radio--countdown-to-foresight-2010-parTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/12/30/fastforward-radio--countdown-to-foresight-2010-par/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/12/30/fastforward-radio--countdown-to-foresight-2010-parWed, 30 Dec 2009 03:00:00 GMTFuturist J. Storrs Hall joins us as we continue our special series leading up Foresight 2010. The conference, January 16-17 in Palo Alto, California, provides a unique opportunity to explore the convergence of nanotechnology and artificial intelligence and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Foresight Institute.
Join us as we catch up the progress of the Foresight Institute and get a sneak preview of topics to be covered at the conference.
About Our Guest:
J. Storrs Hall is a scientist, visionary, entrepreneur, and the president of the Foresight Institute.
01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,nanotechnology,artificial intelligence,singularity,utility fogFastForward Radio -- Countdown to Foresight 2010 (Part 3)FastForward Radio -- Countdown to Foresight 2010 (Part 2)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/12/23/fastforward-radio--countdown-to-foresight-2010-parTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/12/23/fastforward-radio--countdown-to-foresight-2010-par/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/12/23/fastforward-radio--countdown-to-foresight-2010-parWed, 23 Dec 2009 03:00:00 GMTEconomist Robin Hanson and futurist Brian Wang join us as we continue our special series leading up Foresight 2010. The conference, January 16-17 in Palo Alto, California, provides a unique opportunity to explore the convergence of nanotechnology and artificial intelligence and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Foresight Institute.
Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University, a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University, and chief scientist at Consensus Point. Robin is a pioneer in the field of prediction markets, also known as information markets or idea futures. He was a principal architect of the first internal corporate markets, as well as the Foresight Exchange beginning in 1994, and of DARPA's Policy Analysis Market, from 2001 to 2003. Robin has diverse research interests everything from health incentive contracts, to Bayesian classification, agreeing to disagree, self-deception in disagreement, to growth given machine intelligence, and interstellar colonization. He blogs at Overcoming Bias.
Brian Wang is a futurist
who blogs about all things future-related at NextBigFuture.
He is the Director of Research for the Lifeboat Foundation and a member
of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology Task Force.
01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,nanotechnology,artificial intelligence,collapse,malthusianFastForward Radio -- Countdown to Foresight 2010 (Part 2)FastForward Radio -- Countdown to Foresight 2010 (Part 1)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/12/16/fastforward-radio--countdown-to-foresight-2010-parTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/12/16/fastforward-radio--countdown-to-foresight-2010-par/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/12/16/fastforward-radio--countdown-to-foresight-2010-parWed, 16 Dec 2009 03:00:00 GMTFuturist Michael Anissimov and nanotechnologist Ralph Merkle us as we begin a special series leading up Foresight 2010. The conference, January 16-17 in Palo Alto, California, provides a unique opportunity to explore the convergence of nanotechnology and artificial intelligence and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Foresight Institute.
About our guests:
Michael Anissimov is a
science/technology writer and consultant. He is the creative force
behind one of the leading futurist blogs, Accelerating
Future. He is a co-founder of the Immortality
Institute and the Media Director for the Singularity Institute for Artificial
Intelligence.
Ralph Merkle is the co-inventor of public key encryption and a pioneering reseracher in the field of nanotechnlogy. He is a Director of Alcor, on the faculty at Singularity University, a co-founder of the Nanofactory Collaboration and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing. He was co-recipient of the 1998 Feynman Prize for Nanotechnology for theory, the ACM's Kanellakis Award for Theory and Practice, the IEEE Kobayashi Award and the 2000 RSA Award in Mathematics.
01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,nanotechnology,artificial intelligence,singularity,accelerationFastForward Radio -- Countdown to Foresight 2010 (Part 1)FastForward Radio -- Nanotechnology in Three Easy Steps! (Part 2)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/12/07/fastforward-radio--nanotechnology-in-three-easy-stTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/12/07/fastforward-radio--nanotechnology-in-three-easy-st/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/12/07/fastforward-radio--nanotechnology-in-three-easy-stMon, 07 Dec 2009 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon continue their discussion of the milestones that must be achieved before to enable the nanotechnology revolution. In Part 2, they conclude their review of K. Eric Drexler's Engines of Creation and discuss the various scenarios that might get us from our current level of technology to a thoroughly nano-powered world.
Our current focus on nanotechnology continues the discussion we began last summer durig our special series The World Transformed As we noted then...
Nanotechnology promises to change our world in ways that are difficult to predict, or even imagine.
Are you ready for...
...Star Trek style replicators that would allow you to make anything, ANYTHING, you wanted?
...artificial robotic blood cells that will turn an Average Joe into a world-class athlete, or allow you to hold your breath under water for an hour at a time?
...programmable "smart" matter than can take whatever form you want? It's a suitcase. No, a bicycle! No, a TV! No, a puppy!
Nanotechnology promises all of this plus a lot more. In order to take advantage of that promise, we need to understand and prepare for this coming revolution in how we interact with the material world.
01:00:00The World Transformednonanotechnology,nanomedicine,nanobots,singularity,convergenceFastForward Radio -- Nanotechnology in Three Easy Steps! (Part 2)FastForward Radio -- Nanotechnology in Three Easy Steps! (Part 1)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/30/fastforward-radio--nanotechnology-in-three-easy-stTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/30/fastforward-radio--nanotechnology-in-three-easy-st/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/30/fastforward-radio--nanotechnology-in-three-easy-stMon, 30 Nov 2009 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon begin a two-part series on nanotechnology. In Part 1, they will explore the origin of the concept of nanotechnology and will talk through the basic concepts as outlined in K. Eric Drexler's Engines of Creation. The entire book is available online for free here.
We last spent time on this topic during our special series The World Transformed As we noted then...
Nanotechnology promises to change our world in ways that are difficult to predict, or even imagine.
Are you ready for...
...Star Trek style replicators that would allow you to make anything, ANYTHING, you wanted?
...artificial robotic blood cells that will turn an Average Joe into a world-class athlete, or allow you to hold your breath under water for an hour at a time?
...programmable "smart" matter than can take whatever form you want? It's a suitcase. No, a bicycle! No, a TV! No, a puppy!
Nanotechnology promises all of this plus a lot more. In order to take advantage of that promise, we need to understand and prepare for this coming revolution in how we interact with the material world.
01:00:00The World Transformednonanotechnology,nanomedicine,singularity,accelerating change,nanobotsFastForward Radio -- Nanotechnology in Three Easy Steps! (Part 1)More on Sub-Human to Post-Humanhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/25/more-on-sub-human-to-post-humanTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/25/more-on-sub-human-to-post-human/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/25/more-on-sub-human-to-post-humanWed, 25 Nov 2009 03:00:00 GMTPhil and Stephen continue their discussion of the steps required to get us from a world of sub-human machine intelligence to a world of post-human intelligence. 01:00:00The World Transformednointelligence,transhumanism,posthuman,AI,singularityMore on Sub-Human to Post-HumanFastForward Radio -- Sub-Human to Post-Human in Three Easy Steps!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/19/fastforward-radio--sub-human-to-post-human-in-threTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/19/fastforward-radio--sub-human-to-post-human-in-thre/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/19/fastforward-radio--sub-human-to-post-human-in-threThu, 19 Nov 2009 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the future of human and machine evolution:
1. What challenges are involved in trying to develop a human-level artificial intelligence?
2. When do humans stop being human?
3. What will be the relationship between humanity and post-human artificial intelligence?
Daunting questions with some potentially surprising answers!
01:00:00The World Transformednoartificial intelligence,transhumanism,augmentation,singularity,singletonFastForward Radio -- Sub-Human to Post-Human in Three Easy Steps!FastForward Radio -- Three Wordshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/11/fastforward-radio--three-wordsTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/11/fastforward-radio--three-words/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/11/fastforward-radio--three-wordsWed, 11 Nov 2009 03:00:00 GMTFuturists Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon have three words for you about the future:
Don't Miss It.
Possibilities are open to us as individuals, as a nation, and as a civilization that are unprecedented in all of human history. The only thing standing between each of us and an extraordinary future is the choices we make today and tomorrow.
There's a wonderful future waiting for you out there. Whatever you do -- don't miss it.
Show notes here. 01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,optimism,possibility,happiness,destinyFastForward Radio -- Three WordsFastForward Radio -- More on the Future of Energyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/04/fastforward-radio--more-on-the-future-of-energyTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/04/fastforward-radio--more-on-the-future-of-energy/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/11/04/fastforward-radio--more-on-the-future-of-energyWed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon continue their discussion from last week about the future of energy:
What role does energy technology play in the unfolding of the major transformations we are currently experiencing?
What are the economic impacts of choosing to change energy sources...or choosing not to change?
What are the unexpected energy solutions that might prove to be game-changers?
Tune in and find out!
01:00:00The World Transformednosolar power,nuclear power,fusion,alternative fuels,windFastForward Radio -- More on the Future of EnergyFastForward Radio -- with Brian Wanghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/10/28/fastforward-radio--with-brian-wangTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/10/28/fastforward-radio--with-brian-wang/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/10/28/fastforward-radio--with-brian-wangWed, 28 Oct 2009 02:00:00 GMTPhil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome futurist Brian Wang back to FastForward Radio to talk about energy:
What role does energy technology play in the unfolding of the major transformations we are currently experiencing?
What are the economic impacts of choosing to change energy sources...or choosing not to change?
What are the unexpected energy solutions that might prove to be game-changers?
Tune in and find out!
Brian Wang is a futurist
who blogs about all things future-related at NextBigFuture.
He is the Director of Research for the Lifeboat Foundation and a member of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology Task Force.
01:00:00The World Transformednonuclear,fusion,algae,shale,blacklightFastForward Radio -- with Brian WangFastForward Radio -- Living in the Dream Timehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/10/22/fastforward-radio--living-in-the-dream-timeTechnologyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/10/22/fastforward-radio--living-in-the-dream-time/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/10/22/fastforward-radio--living-in-the-dream-timeThu, 22 Oct 2009 02:00:00 GMTOn a special Wednesday edition of FastForward Radio, futurists Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore various issues related to the future, including the future of human evolution. Recently at the Speculist we've been talking about whether humanity is evolving away from negative traits such as racism, but we're also forced to confront the issue of whether we're evolving towards negative traits such as obsessive media-driven attention-seeking.
Recent studies show that human beings are becoming more fertile. Is there a chance that increased fecundity will lead to a dumbing down of humanity as depicted in the movie Idiocracy? Taking a longer view, are we living in a mysterious dream time that comes before the true beginning of human history, and making (perhaps unfortunate) choices that will impact trillions of lives for many billions of years to come?
Tune in and discuss.
01:00:00The World Transformednofuture,idiocracy,malthusian,fertitlity,dream timeFastForward Radio -- Living in the Dream TimeFastForward Radio with PJ Manney and George Dvorskyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtransformed/2009/10/07/fastforward-radio-with-pj-manney-and-george-dvorsk